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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fox Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Meadows and the surrounding area.
- 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 Meadows:
- 35.956531, -79.087234
- 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 Fox Meadows
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Fox Meadows is near Durham County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Fox Meadows
Communities Also Named Fox Meadows ...
We found four communities that are also named Fox Meadows.
Within North Carolina, the name Fox Meadows is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Middlesex County
- This Fox Meadows is located in Middlesex County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fox Meadows that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Fox Meadows.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Fox Meadows is located in Newton County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Meadows that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Fox Meadows.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Fox Meadows is located in Harford County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fox Meadows that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Fox Meadows.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Meadows that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Fox Meadows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Meadows ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coventry is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Davie Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Falls of New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Falls of New Hope is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls of New Hope
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Ironwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ironwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
- Lake Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Manor Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Pine Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Knob is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rangewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Robins Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robins Wood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Wood
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stoney Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Walnut Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Wildwood Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Fox Meadows 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 Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Meadows and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Fox Meadows to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fox Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9565, Longitude: -79.0872 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.204 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.59 degrees. |
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