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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 Bow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Bow 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 Bow:
- 39.513441, -76.359960
- 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 Bow
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Fox Bow is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Bow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Bow ...
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.
- Bright Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Cedarwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Dunwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
- Evergreen Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Forest Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Lawn is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Homestead Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Howard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howard Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Indian Princess
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Joppa Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
- Kings Charter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Charter is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Locust Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
- Longmeadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longmeadow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Lynchs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Majors Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Majors Choice is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
- Marywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marywood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Parliament Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
- Parsons Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Sable Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sable Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Woods
- Scots Fancy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scots Fancy is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
- Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Silver Spring Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Singer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Temple Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Winters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Fox Bow 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 Fox Bow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fox Bow and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Fox Bow to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fox Bow) 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 Fox Bow 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 Bow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5134, Longitude: -76.3600 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Bow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.447 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.185 degrees. |
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