Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foxhall Courtside:
  • 39.176779, -75.587704
  • 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 Foxhall Courtside

• 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 Foxhall Courtside is near Caroline County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Foxhall Courtside

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxhall Courtside ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
• Chestnut Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Four Seasons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
• Fox Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
• Greens of Dover
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
• Heatherfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
• Hoars Addition
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
• Hughes Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
• Hunters Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hunters Point is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
• Mallard Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
• Planters Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
• Presidential Courts
  (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 south)
  • Quails Nest is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest

How Far From Foxhall Courtside 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 Foxhall Courtside to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Foxhall Courtside 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 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Foxhall Courtside to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'