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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 Foxton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxton 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 Foxton:
- 39.425015, -105.235891
- 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 Foxton
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Foxton is near Douglas County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Park 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 Foxton
Communities Also Named Foxton ...
We found one communities that are also named Foxton.
Within Colorado, the name Foxton is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Foxton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Foxton is located in Huntingdon County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the east of the Foxton that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Foxton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxton ...
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.
- Buffalo Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dome Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Nighthawk ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nighthawk is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nighthawk
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sphinx Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sphinx Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sphinx Park
- Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Foxton 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 Foxton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Foxton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxton and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Foxton to Golden, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,661 miles [12,329.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Foxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Foxton 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 Foxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4250, Longitude: -105.2359 In this case, the coordinates for Foxton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.19 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.139 degrees. |
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