Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Town:
  • 28.152516, -81.925914
  • 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 Town

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Fox Town is near Hillsborough County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Town

Communities Also Named Fox Town ...

We found one communities that are also named Fox Town.

Within Florida, the name Fox Town is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Fox Town in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Crawford County
    • This Fox Town is located in Crawford County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fox Town that is located in Polk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Fox Town.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Town ...

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.

• Crystal Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Green Pond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Green Pond is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Griffin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Griffin is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Jones Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Corner is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Kathleen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kathleen is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
• Lynchburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Orangedale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Orangedale is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
• Providence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rock Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rock Ridge is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge

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

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

• Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fox Town to Bartow, 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 five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'