Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foxley Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxley Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foxley Acres
- 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 Foxley Acres:
- 41.641111, -87.995000
- 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 Foxley Acres
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Foxley Acres is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- eBird sighting report for DuPage 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxley Acres ...
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.
- Cache Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Lake
- Cache Lake is located in Cook County
- Chickasaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cinnamon Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
- Dawn Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Derby Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
- Derby Hills is located in Will County
- Doctor Parker Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor Parker Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
- Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
- Erin Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Hills
- Erin Hills is located in Will County
- Fox Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Homer Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
- Homer Glen is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
- Homer Glen has also been known as:
- Homer Glen village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <2>
- Long Run Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Run Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Creek
- Long Run Creek is located in Will County
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pebble Creek is located in Will County
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- Romeo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Shady Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Shady Hollow is located in Will County
- Spring Creek Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Woods
- Spring Creek Woods is located in Will County
- Twin Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
- Twin Creek is located in Will County
- Whispering Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Will County
- Romeo
How Far From Foxley Acres 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 Foxley Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Foxley Acres and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foxley Acres to Joliet, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foxley Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Foxley Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foxley Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6411, Longitude: -87.9950 In this case, the coordinates for Foxley Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Foxley Acres 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 314.677 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.573 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.814 degrees. |