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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 Foxfire Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxfire 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 Foxfire Meadow:
- 38.525668, -75.082960
- 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 Foxfire 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Since Foxfire Meadow is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Foxfire Meadow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxfire 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.
- Cedar Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Club House Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
- Gulls Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gulls Nest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Nest
- Holly Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Forest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forest
- Holly Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Indian Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Kings Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Grant is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Land of Pleasant Living
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
- Middlesex Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Middlesex Beach is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Beach
- Mulberry Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ocean View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peppers Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
- Piney Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piney Point is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Queens Quest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Queens Quest is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
- Rogers Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven
- Sassafras Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
- Sea Dunes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
- Seabreak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seabreak is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreak
- Strawberry Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
- Teaberry Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods
How Far From Foxfire Meadow to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Foxfire Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Foxfire Meadow and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foxfire Meadow to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Foxfire Meadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Foxfire 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 Foxfire Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5257, Longitude: -75.0830 In this case, the coordinates for Foxfire Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.115 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.053 degrees. |
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