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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 Foley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Foley:
- 30.406420, -87.683800
- 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 Foley
- 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Foley is near Escambia County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Foley
Communities Also Named Foley ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Foley.
Within Alabama, the name Foley is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Foley [Litchfield County].
- Florida
- Taylor County
- This Foley is located in Taylor County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the east of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Foley.
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Foley is located in Henry County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the north of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Foley.
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Foley is located in Allen Parish and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the west of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Foley.
- Assumption Parish
- This Foley is located in Assumption Parish and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the west of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Foley.
- Manitoba
- This Foley lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- Minnesota
- Benton County
- This Foley is located in Benton County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Foley.
- Missouri
- Lincoln County
- This Foley is located in Lincoln County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Foley.
- Oklahoma
- Custer County
- This Foley is located in Custer County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Foley.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Oregon
- Tillamook County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Foley [Tillamook County].
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Foley is located in Somerset County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Foley.
- South Dakota
- Codington County
- This Foley is located in Codington County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Foley that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of Foley.
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Foley [Union County].
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Foley [Logan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foley ...
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.
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Fobbs Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fobbs Ferry is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobbs Ferry
- Gulf Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Josephine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Josephine is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Magnolia Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orange Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oyster Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- River Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- River Park is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Silverhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Turkey Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turkey Branch is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Branch
How Far From Foley 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 city such as Foley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foley and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Foley to Bay Minette, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Foley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Foley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Foley 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 county. 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Foley 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 Foley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4064, Longitude: -87.6838 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.954 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.183 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.24 degrees. |
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