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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 Foxcroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxcroft and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Foxcroft:
    • 33.066790, -85.090773
    • 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 Foxcroft
  • 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
    • Since Foxcroft is near Heard County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Foxcroft

Communities Also Named Foxcroft ...

We found eight communities that are also named Foxcroft.

Within Georgia, the name Foxcroft is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Lake County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Foxcroft.
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Foxcroft [Piscataquis County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Frederick County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Foxcroft that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Foxcroft.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foxcroft that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Foxcroft.
      • Wake County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Wake County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the east northeast of the Foxcroft that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Foxcroft.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Delaware County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Foxcroft that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Foxcroft.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Florence County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foxcroft that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Foxcroft.
      • Greenville County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Greenville County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the northeast of the Foxcroft that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Foxcroft.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxcroft ...

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.

  • Beaver Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Cove is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
  • Covered Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Covered Bridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
  • Creek Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
  • Eagles Rest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
  • Heatherbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
  • Holly Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Hill is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Lees Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lees Crossing is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
  • Meadowlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
  • Mooty Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mooty Ferry is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooty Ferry
  • Piney Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Piney Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
  • River Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • River Trace is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Riverwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • Shady Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Spring Valley is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sunny Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • Timber Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Turkey Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Turkey Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
    • View Pointe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • View Pointe is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Foxcroft to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foxcroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Foxcroft could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Foxcroft 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 Foxcroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0668, Longitude: -85.0908       In this case, the coordinates for Foxcroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.633 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.02 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.72 degrees.