Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foys Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foys Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foys 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 Foys Hill:
- 39.600669, -76.004669
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Foys 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since Foys Hill is near Harford County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foys 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.
- Carpenter Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Point
- Carpenter Point is located in Cecil County
- Chestnut Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Point
- Chestnut Point is located in Cecil County
- Craigtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frenchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Indian Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Indian Falls is located in Cecil County
- Leslie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Manor Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
- Misty Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
- Mountain Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Mountain Hill is located in Cecil County
- Perry Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Poplar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Poplar Point is located in Cecil County
- Prestige Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestige Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
- Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
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- Stony Chase Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Chase Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Chase Court
- Stony Chase Court is located in Cecil County
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Sunset Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
- Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
- Sweet Grass Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Grass Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass Meadow
- Sweet Grass Meadow is located in Cecil County
- Timberbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberbrook
- Timberbrook is located in Cecil County
- Town Commons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Commons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Commons
- Town Commons is located in Cecil County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Chase Court
How Far From Foys Hill 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 Foys Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Foys Hill once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Foys Hill and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Foys Hill to Elkton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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 Foys Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Foys Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foys Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6007, Longitude: -76.0047 In this case, the coordinates for Foys Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Foys Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.23 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.799 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.999 degrees. |