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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 Fox Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Meadow 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 Fox Meadow:
- 41.554167, -88.145000
- 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 Meadow
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Fox Meadow is near Cook County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Meadow
Communities Also Named Fox Meadow ...
We found three communities that are also named Fox Meadow.
Within Illinois, the name Fox Meadow is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fox Meadow that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Fox Meadow.
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fox Meadow that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Fox Meadow.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fox Meadow that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Fox Meadow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Meadow ...
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.
- Crest Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lawns
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Erin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Grand Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grand Haven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
- Grand Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Pheasant Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
- Pleasant Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
- Prairie Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Trail is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
- Riverwalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverwalk is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Rockdale Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Squires Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Squires Mill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Winding Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winding Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
How Far From Fox Meadow 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 Fox Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Meadow and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fox Meadow to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fox Meadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fox Meadow 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 Fox Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5542, Longitude: -88.1450 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.674 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.913 degrees. |
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