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36.141253, -78.964453
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We found 22 communities that share the name Fox Run.
There are six communities within North Carolina that are also named Fox Run.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Forsyth County
This Fox Run is located in Forsyth County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Fox Run.
Mecklenburg County
This Fox Run is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Fox Run.
Nash County
This Fox Run is located in Nash County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Fox Run.
Union County
This Fox Run is located in Union County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Fox Run.
Wake County
This Fox Run is located in Wake County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Fox Run.
Wilkes County
This Fox Run is located in Wilkes County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Fox Run.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Madison County
This Fox Run is located in Madison County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Fox Run.
Tuscaloosa County
This Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the west southwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Fox Run.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Fox Run is located in Hillsborough County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fox Run.
Georgia
Clayton County
This Fox Run is located in Clayton County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Fox Run.
Illinois
Clark County
This Fox Run is located in Clark County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Fox Run.
Cook County
This Fox Run is located in Cook County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the northwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Fox Run.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Fox Run is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Fox Run.
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Fox Run is located in Baltimore County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Fox Run.
Charles County
This Fox Run is located in Charles County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the north northeast of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Fox Run.
Mississippi
Lowndes County
This Fox Run is located in Lowndes County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Fox Run.
Missouri
Saint Clair County
This Fox Run is located in Saint Clair County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Fox Run.
Ohio
Stark County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fox Run [Stark County].
Pennsylvania
Butler County
This Fox Run is located in Butler County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the north of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Fox Run.
York County
This Fox Run is located in York County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north northeast of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Fox Run.
South Carolina
Oconee County
This Fox Run is located in Oconee County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Fox Run.
Tennessee
Sullivan County
This Fox Run is located in Sullivan County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west of the Fox Run that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fox Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Run ...
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.
Charter Meadows (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charter Meadows. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fieldstream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Springcrest Meadows (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springcrest Meadows. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Run and extending to:
Durham, which is the Seat of Durham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fox Run to Durham, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 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 13 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fox Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1413, Longitude: -78.9645 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Fox Run could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.13 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.436 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.482 degrees.