Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foxborough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxborough and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foxborough
- 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 Foxborough:
- 42.064860, -71.249569
- 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 Foxborough
- 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
- Since Foxborough is near Bristol County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- eBird sighting report for Providence 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 Foxborough ...
We found four communities that share the name Foxborough.
Within Massachusetts, the name Foxborough is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Foxborough [Boulder County].
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- This Foxborough is located in Lowndes County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Foxborough that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Foxborough.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Foxborough is located in Wood County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the west of the Foxborough that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Foxborough.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Foxborough is located in Berkeley County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Foxborough that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Foxborough.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxborough ...
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.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Norfolk County
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Bristol County
- Foxvale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Furnace Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Plimptonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plimptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plimptonville
- Plimptonville is located in Norfolk County
- Pondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Purdy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corner
- Purdy Corner is located in Bristol County
- Robinsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Bristol County
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Foxborough to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Foxborough to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxborough and extending to:
- Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foxborough to Dedham, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,106 miles [6,608 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foxborough. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Foxborough 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foxborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foxborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0649, Longitude: -71.2496 |
| <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 Foxborough 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 304.133 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.698 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.806 degrees. |