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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 Foxrun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxrun 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 Foxrun:
    • 32.536251, -84.872153
    • 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 Foxrun
  • 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Foxrun is near Harris County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Foxrun

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxrun ...

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 Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Candlestick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
  • Charter Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Crystal Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
  • Flat Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Forestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Foxfire
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Hearthstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hidden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Holiday Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Hunters Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lakeshore
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Leesburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Regency Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sun Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Willow Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Foxrun to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Foxrun to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Foxrun and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Foxrun to Atlanta, 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Foxrun) 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 Foxrun 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 Foxrun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5363, Longitude: -84.8722       In this case, the coordinates for Foxrun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.477 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.765 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.756 degrees.