Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Drehersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drehersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Drehersville
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Drehersville:
- 40.642591, -76.017433
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Drehersville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Drehersville is near Berks County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drehersville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Chain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Deer Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Five Locks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Locks
- Five Locks is located in Berks County
- Frisbie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Landingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lorraine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mary-D
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary-D have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary-D
- Mary-D is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary-D <2>
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <2>
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <2>
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- Pottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <2>
- Quaker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Slateville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slateville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
- Slateville is located in Lehigh County
- Stony Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Willow Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
- Willow Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Pottsville
How Far From Drehersville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drehersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Drehersville and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drehersville to Pottsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drehersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drehersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drehersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6426, Longitude: -76.0174 In this case, the coordinates for Drehersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Drehersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.151 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.874 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.573 degrees. |