Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foxtrap:
  • 33.082626, -88.331979
  • 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 Foxtrap

• 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
  • Since Foxtrap is near Pickens County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Foxtrap

Communities Also Named Foxtrap ...

We found one communities that are also named Foxtrap.

Within Mississippi, the name Foxtrap is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Foxtrap in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • This Foxtrap lies 2,087 miles [3,358.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Foxtrap that is located in Noxubee County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxtrap ...

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.

• Big Lake ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Lake is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
• Center Point ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Center Point is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Clark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Cooksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
• Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Dancy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dancy is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
• Paulette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Paulette is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
• Plantersville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Plantersville is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Prairie Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
• Stones Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stones Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Ferry
• X-Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • X-Prairie is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for X-Prairie

How Far From Foxtrap 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 Foxtrap 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<2> community of Foxtrap once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxtrap and extending to:

• Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Foxtrap to Macon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'