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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 Foxcatcher at Fair Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxcatcher at Fair Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
  • 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 Foxcatcher at Fair Hill:
    • 39.712333, -75.872996
    • 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 Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Foxcatcher at Fair Hill is near Chester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Foxcatcher at Fair Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxcatcher at Fair 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.

  • Blake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Blake is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Blue Ball Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
  • Blueball
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Blueball is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueball
  • Boomdecker
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
  • Boot Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Boot Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
  • Cedar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cherry Wood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
  • Elk Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
  • Everbreeze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Everbreeze is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Glen Hope ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Glen Hope is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Grand Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
    • Greenridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenridge is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
    • Hickory Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Highpoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Highpoint is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Lewisville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lewisville is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Nellys Corner ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Nellys Corner is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellys Corner
    • Peacedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Peacedale is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacedale
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ponds Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
    • Providence
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Providence is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Springlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Springlawn is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Foxcatcher at Fair Hill and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Foxcatcher at Fair Hill to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foxcatcher at Fair Hill) 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 Foxcatcher at Fair Hill 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 Foxcatcher at Fair Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7123, Longitude: -75.8730       In this case, the coordinates for Foxcatcher at Fair Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.143 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.718 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.897 degrees.