Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Foxley Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxley Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Foxley Manor

• 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 Foxley Manor:
  • 39.227887, -76.074113
  • 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 Foxley Manor

• 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Foxley Manor is near Queen Anne's County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Foxley Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxley Manor ...

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.

• Chestertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <1>
• Goose Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Hill is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
• Harrisburg ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Heather Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heather Heights is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
• Heron Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Heron Point is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
• Kings Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
• Kingstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
• Lees Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lees Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
• Mile Tree Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
• Orchard Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
• Pear Tree Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pear Tree Point is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Point
• Piney Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Foxley Manor and extending to:

• Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Foxley Manor to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'