Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fruitville:
  • 40.088043, -76.328952
  • 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 Fruitville

• 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 Fruitville is near York County and also Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 Fruitville

Communities Also Named Fruitville ...

We found four communities that are also named Fruitville.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Fruitville.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Montgomery County
    • This Fruitville is located in Montgomery County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fruitville that is located in Lancaster County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fruitville.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Sarasota County
    • This Fruitville is located in Sarasota County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fruitville that is located in Lancaster County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Fruitville.
  • Minnesota
    • Benton County
    • This Fruitville is located in Benton County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fruitville that is located in Lancaster County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fruitville.
  • Missouri
    • Howell County
    • This Fruitville is located in Howell County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the west of the Fruitville that is located in Lancaster County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Fruitville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruitville ...

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.

• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chestnut Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Chestnut View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut View is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut View
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clearview is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Eden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eden is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Eden Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eden Heights is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Heights
• Garden Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Garden Hills is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
• Holland Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holland Heights is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
• Homeland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Homeland is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
• Limerock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Limerock is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
• Manor Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor Ridge is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Oyster Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oyster Point is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
  • Roseville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Roseville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Wheatland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Woodlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fruitville and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fruitville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'