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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 Fox Hall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Hall 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 Fox Hall:
    • 39.173723, -75.559370
    • 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 Fox Hall
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Fox Hall is near New Castle County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Fox Hall

Communities Also Named Fox Hall ...

We found three communities that are also named Fox Hall.

Within Delaware, the name Fox Hall is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fox Hall that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Fox Hall.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Fox Hall is located in Norfolk City and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fox Hall that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Fox Hall.
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour 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 West Virginia community of Fox Hall [Barbour County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Hall ...

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.

  • Cedar Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
  • Chestnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Crossgates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Seasons
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Greens of Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Heatherfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Hughes Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
  • Hunters Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunters Point is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lincoln Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Mallard Pond
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
    • Persimmon Park Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Planters Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
    • Presidential Courts
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
    • Quails Nest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quails Nest is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fox Hall to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Fox Hall) 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 Fox Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fox Hall 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 Fox Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1737, Longitude: -75.5594       In this case, the coordinates for Fox Hall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.002 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.473 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.985 degrees.