Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foxfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foxfield
- 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 Foxfield:
- 33.595943, -84.256033
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Foxfield
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Foxfield is near Henry County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Foxfield ...
We found three communities that share the name Foxfield.
Within Georgia, the name Foxfield is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxfield ...
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.
- Chimney Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
- Chimney Ridge is located in Henry County
- Cotton Indian Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Indian Creek
- Cotton Indian Creek is located in Henry County
- Creek Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
- Creek Cove is located in Henry County
- Creek Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
- Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Dove Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Ellenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood
- Ellenwood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenwood <3>
- Fay ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Flakes Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flakes Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flakes Crossing
- Flakes Crossing is located in Henry County
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Haven Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Haven Park is located in Clayton County
- Hidden Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Hidden Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
- Hidden Lakes is located in Henry County
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- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Katherine Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katherine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
- Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
- Lincolndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
- Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
- Paradise Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Springwood Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Valley
- Springwood Valley is located in Henry County
- Stokes Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Crossing
- Stokes Crossing is located in Henry County
- Strawberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
- Strawberry Hills is located in Henry County
- Sun Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Clayton County
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
- Swan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homestead
How Far From Foxfield 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 Foxfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxfield and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Foxfield to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foxfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clayton County: www.co.clayton.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foxfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foxfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5959, Longitude: -84.2560 In this case, the coordinates for Foxfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Foxfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.559 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.272 degrees. |