Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fox Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fox Springs
- 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 Fox Springs:
- 38.008654, -91.459318
- 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 Fox Springs
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Fox Springs is near Phelps County and also Gasconade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- eBird sighting report for Gasconade 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
Communities Also Named Fox Springs ...
We found one communities that share the name Fox Springs.
Within Missouri, the name Fox Springs is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Fox Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Clay County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fox Springs [Clay County].
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Springs ...
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.
- Amanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Birds Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birds Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
- Birds Nest is located in Crawford County
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
- Fanning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Flag Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
- Flag Spring is located in Phelps County
- Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Iron Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Center
- Iron Center is located in Crawford County
- Steelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
- Steelville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <3>
- Thousand Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousand Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
- Thousand Oaks is located in Crawford County
How Far From Fox Springs 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 Fox Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Fox Springs and extending to:
- Steelville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fox Springs to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 Fox Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fox Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0087, Longitude: -91.4593 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Springs 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 Fox Springs 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 316.874 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.594 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.377 degrees. |