Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fox Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Hollow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fox Hollow
- 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 Hollow:
- 35.857379, -77.625252
- 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 Hollow
- 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since Fox Hollow is near Wilson County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Hollow ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Fox Hollow.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Fox Hollow.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Craven County
- This Fox Hollow is located in Craven County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Fox Hollow.
- Craven County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Fox Hollow is located in New Haven County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Fox Hollow.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Fox Hollow is located in Sussex County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Fox Hollow.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Fox Hollow is located in DeKalb County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Fox Hollow.
- Hall County
- This Fox Hollow is located in Hall County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the west southwest of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Fox Hollow.
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Fox Hollow is located in Boone County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Fox Hollow.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Fox Hollow [Lane County].
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Fox Hollow is located in Darlington County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Fox Hollow.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Fox Hollow is located in Harris County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Fox Hollow.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Fox Hollow is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Fox Hollow.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Fox Hollow is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fox Hollow that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Fox Hollow.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Hollow ...
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.
- Brake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Bullucks Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullucks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullucks Crossroads
- Bullucks Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Crisp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Deans Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Heights
- Deans Heights is located in Edgecombe County
- Henrietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hope Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Logsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Mildred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Edgecombe County
- Pinetops
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
- Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <4>
- Princeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Woodgreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Fox Hollow 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 Fox Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Hollow and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Fox Hollow to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fox Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8574, Longitude: -77.6253 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hollow 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 308.374 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.53 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.057 degrees. |