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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 Foxcroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxcroft 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 Foxcroft:
    • 39.390658, -77.420541
    • 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 Foxcroft
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Foxcroft is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Foxcroft

Communities Also Named Foxcroft ...

We found eight communities that are also named Foxcroft.

Within Maryland, the name Foxcroft is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Troup County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Foxcroft.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Lake County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Foxcroft.
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis 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 Maine community of Foxcroft [Piscataquis County].
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Foxcroft.
      • Wake County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Wake County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Foxcroft.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Delaware County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foxcroft that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Foxcroft.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Florence County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Foxcroft.
      • Greenville County
      • This Foxcroft is located in Greenville County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Foxcroft.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxcroft ...

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.

  • Clear View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clear View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Country Side
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Country Side is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
  • Evergreen Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Field Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
  • Frederick
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <3>
  • Frederick Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
  • Golf View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Kingsbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
  • Lime Kiln
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Monarch Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
    • Mountain Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Robin Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Taskers Chance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Tulip Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Windy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Foxcroft to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Foxcroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Foxcroft 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Foxcroft 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 Foxcroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3907, Longitude: -77.4205       In this case, the coordinates for Foxcroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.085 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.737 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.687 degrees.