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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 Quarryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quarryville 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 Quarryville:
    • 39.897155, -76.163526
    • 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 Quarryville
  • 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 Quarryville is near Chester County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Quarryville

Communities Also Named Quarryville ...

We found six communities that are also named Quarryville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Quarryville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Tolland County
      • This Quarryville is located in Tolland County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quarryville that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Quarryville.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Quarryville is located in New Castle County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Quarryville that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Quarryville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Quarryville lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quarryville that is located in Lancaster County.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Quarryville is located in Sussex County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quarryville that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Quarryville.
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Quarryville is located in Ulster County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quarryville that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Quarryville.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Quarryville [Hawkins County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quarryville ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Hawksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hawksville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawksville
  • Lime Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
  • Mechanic Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Ninepoints
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Shade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Shade is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
  • Truce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Unicorn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Unicorn is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Quarryville to Lancaster, 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 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 83 miles [133.6 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 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Quarryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Quarryville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Quarryville 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 Quarryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8972, Longitude: -76.1635    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.301 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.926 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.946 degrees.