Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Drury Run:
  • 41.329789, -77.778599
  • 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 Drury Run

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Drury Run is near Potter County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Drury Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drury Run ...

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.

• Bear Swamp
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Swamp is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Swamp
• Birch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Birch is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
• Cooks Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
• Cross Fork
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cross Fork is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Fork
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Fork <1>
• Farwell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Farwell is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
• Five Points
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Glen Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Union is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
• Gravel Lick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gravel Lick is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
• Keating
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Keating is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
• Monument
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Monument is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
• Panther
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Panther is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
• Twin Hollows
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Hollows is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows

How Far From Drury Run 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 Drury Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Drury Run to Lock Haven, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'