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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 Foxs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxs Corner 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 Foxs Corner:
- 28.113904, -82.580653
- 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 Foxs Corner
- 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Foxs Corner is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Foxs Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxs Corner ...
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.
- Catherine Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Catherine Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Park
- Council Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Council Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Crest
- Eaglebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
- Fawn Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fawn Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
- Frenchs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frenchs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs
- Hammock Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hammock Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Woods
- Hidden Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Hunters Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunters Glen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Keystone Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Keystone Beach is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Beach
- Keystone Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cove
- Keystone Crossings
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keystone Crossings is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Crossings
- Keystone Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keystone Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Farms
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Keystone Grove Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone Grove Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Grove Lakes
- Keystone Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Keystone Groves is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Groves
- Keystone Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Shores
- Lake Abray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Abray is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Abray
- Lake Calm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Calm is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Calm
- Lake Fern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Fern is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fern
- Lake Julia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Julia is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Julia
- Longboat Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longboat Landing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longboat Landing
- Native Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Native Woods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Woods
- Orange Blossom Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Blossom Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Blossom Creek
- Post Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Post Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Shores
- Rainbow Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rainbow Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Terrace
- Rock Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake
- Rocky Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocky Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pond
- Steeplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Steeplechase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Sugarwood Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarwood Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Grove
- Swan Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cove
- Triple Lake Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Triple Lake Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lake Shores
- Triple Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Triple Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
- Turtle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Turtle Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Crossing is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Crossing
How Far From Foxs Corner 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 Foxs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Foxs Corner and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foxs Corner to Tampa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 809 miles [1,302 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foxs Corner) 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 Foxs Corner 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 Foxs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1139, Longitude: -82.5807 In this case, the coordinates for Foxs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.906 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.337 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.896 degrees. |
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