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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 Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Meadow 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 Fox Meadow:
- 39.802889, -75.698267
- 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 Meadow
- 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Fox Meadow is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Meadow
Communities Also Named Fox Meadow ...
We found three communities that are also named Fox Meadow.
Within Delaware, the name Fox Meadow is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Fox Meadow is located in Will County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fox Meadow that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Fox Meadow.
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fox Meadow that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Fox Meadow.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fox Meadow that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Fox Meadow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Meadow ...
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.
- Brackenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brackenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
- Brackenville Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
- Charter Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Cornish Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cornish Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Hills
- Cricket Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cricket Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Highland Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Holly Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holly Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Knoll
- Horseshoe Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
- Iron Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Little Baltimore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Baltimore is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
- Loveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Manley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Meeting House Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Meeting House Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
- New Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Quaker Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quaker Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Skyline Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
- Snug Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snug Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
- Tree Top Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
- Vintage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Fox Meadow 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 Fox Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Meadow and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fox Meadow to Wilmington, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fox Meadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Meadow 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 Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8029, Longitude: -75.6983 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.032 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.607 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.785 degrees. |
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