Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foushee:
  • 36.292913, -79.653640
  • 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 Foushee

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Foushee is near Guilford County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Foushee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foushee ...

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.

• Bethany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethany is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Cedar Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Clover Garden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
• College Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • College Village is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
• Forestdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Locust Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Piney Fork
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
• Pleasantville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Quick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quick is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Sandy Cross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
  • Scalesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Scalesville is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
  • Summit Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
  • Village Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
  • Wittys Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
  • Woodland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Park is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Foushee and extending to:

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Foushee to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'