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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Hill 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 Fox Hill:
    • 39.600602, -86.283879
    • 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 Fox Hill
  • 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 Fox Hill ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Fox Hill.

Within Indiana, the name Fox Hill is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Sebastian County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Fox Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Fairfield County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Fox Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Calvert County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Fox Hill.
      • Howard County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Howard County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Fox Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Fox Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Fox Hill lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Morris County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Fox Hill.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Saratoga County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Fox Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Fox Hill [Chester County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Fox Hill.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Luzerne County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the east northeast of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Fox Hill.
      • Potter County
      • This Fox Hill is located in Potter County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the east northeast of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Fox Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Hampton City
      • This Fox Hill is located in Hampton City and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fox Hill that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Fox Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Hill ...

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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Johnson County
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
  • Eagle Trace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Trace
    • Eagle Trace is located in Johnson County
  • Fields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
    • Fields is located in Morgan County
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Morgan County
  • Friendswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
    • Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
  • Glenns Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Valley
    • Glenns Valley is located in Marion County
  • Golden Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
    • Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
  • Hunters Pointe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pointe
    • Hunters Pointe is located in Johnson County
  • Maple Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Maple Ridge is located in Marion County
  • Pebble Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
    • Pebble Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pebble Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Run
      • Pebble Run is located in Johnson County
    • Waters Edge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
      • Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
    • Willow Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
      • Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County
    • Woodland Stream
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream
      • Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
    • Young
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
      • Young is located in Morgan County

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

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

  • Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fox Hill to Martinsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Fox Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6006, Longitude: -86.2839       In this case, the coordinates for Fox Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Fox Hill 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>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.
<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 Fox Hill 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 313.557 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.003 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.571 degrees.









 

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