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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dryville:
    • 40.464196, -75.749788
    • 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 Dryville
  • 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
    • Since Dryville is near Lehigh County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Dryville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dryville ...

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.

  • Bowers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Eagle Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fleetwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kirbyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Longsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Longsdale is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdale
  • Longswamp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longswamp is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
  • Lower Longswamp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lower Longswamp is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longswamp
  • Lyon Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lyon Station is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
  • New Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • New Jerusalem is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
  • Pikeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Waters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Waters is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Waters
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pricetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pricetown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
    • Ringtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ringtown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
    • Sally Ann ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shamrock Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
    • Stony Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stony Point is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Walnuttown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Walnuttown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnuttown

How Far From Dryville to ...

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

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

  • Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dryville to Reading, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Dryville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4642, Longitude: -75.7498    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.006 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.681 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.531 degrees.