Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Fox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fox
- 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 Fox:
- 64.959301, -147.616991
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fox
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fox ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Fox.
Within Alaska, the name Fox is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Barber County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fox [Barber County].
- Harper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fox [Harper County].
- Hodgeman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fox [Hodgeman County].
- Kingman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fox [Kingman County].
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fox [Houghton County].
- Kalamazoo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fox [Kalamazoo County].
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fox [Kent County].
- Menominee County
- This Fox is located in Menominee County and lies 2,591 miles [4,169.8 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Fox.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Fox [Beaverhead County].
- Carbon County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Fox [Carbon County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fox [Dallas County].
- Gonzales County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fox [Gonzales County].
- Harrison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fox [Harrison County].
- Parker County
- This Fox is located in Parker County and lies 3,031 miles [4,877.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Fox.
- Utah
- Millard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Fox [Millard County].
- Salt Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Fox [Salt Lake County].
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox ...
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.
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Badger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College
- Dogpatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Musk Ox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - North Pole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Pole <5>
- Slaterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Totem Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totem Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park
- Two Rivers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Rivers <5>
How Far From Fox 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 Fox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fox to Juneau, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,264 miles [5,252.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 128 days and walking would take 186 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fox could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Fox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 64.9593, Longitude: -147.6170 |
| <3> | 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 Fox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 2.442 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 6.939 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 344.529 degrees. |