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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 Foxtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxtown 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 Foxtown:
- 39.632585, -79.238367
- 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 Foxtown
- 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Since Foxtown is near Somerset County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Foxtown
Communities Also Named Foxtown ...
We found five communities that are also named Foxtown.
Within Maryland, the name Foxtown is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Middlesex County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Middlesex County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Foxtown.
- Kentucky
- Jackson County
- This Foxtown is located in Jackson County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Foxtown that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Foxtown.
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- This Foxtown is located in Monroe County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west of the Foxtown that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Foxtown.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Foxtown that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Foxtown.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Foxtown is located in Aiken County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Foxtown that is located in Garrett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Foxtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxtown ...
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.
- Accident
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elder Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elder Hill is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Hill
- Floyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Hi-Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hi-Point is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Point
- High Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Jennings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Merrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Merrill is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Mineral Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- New Germany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springs is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
How Far From Foxtown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Foxtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxtown and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foxtown to Oakland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foxtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foxtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Foxtown 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 Foxtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6326, Longitude: -79.2384 In this case, the coordinates for Foxtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.00 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.383 degrees. |
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