Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foxwood Trace:
  • 32.336807, -86.118852
  • 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 Foxwood Trace

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Foxwood Trace is near Elmore County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Foxwood Trace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxwood Trace ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arrowhead is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Cooks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cooks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
• Foxchase
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Foxchase is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Foxwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Foxwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
• Freeport
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Freeport is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Halcyon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Landmarks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
• London
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • London is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
• Merry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Merry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry
• Perry's Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
• Pike Road
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pike Road is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike Road <1>

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

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

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foxwood Trace to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'