Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Drumore Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drumore Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Drumore Center

• 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 Drumore Center:
  • 39.837603, -76.215789
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Drumore Center

• 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Drumore Center is near York County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Drumore Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drumore Center ...

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.

• Buck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Buck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Chestnut Level
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
• Drytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Drytown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Hawksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawksville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawksville
• Little Britain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
• Mechanic Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
• New Texas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Texas is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
• Oak Shade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Shade is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Peach Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Peach Bottom is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peach Bottom <1>
• Quarryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Quarryville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quarryville <1>
• Slab
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slab is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
• Truce
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Truce is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
• Unicorn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Unicorn is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Drumore Center to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drumore Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Drumore Center and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drumore Center to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'