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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 White Fox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Fox and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 White Fox:
    • 35.761546, -77.930262
    • 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 White Fox
  • 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
    • Since White Fox is near Nash County and also Edgecombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe 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 White Fox

Communities Also Named White Fox ...

We found two communities that are also named White Fox.

Within North Carolina, the name White Fox is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This White Fox is located in Huron County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the White Fox that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of White Fox.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This White Fox lies 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Fox that is located in Wilson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Fox ...

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.

  • Dew Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dew Field is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Field
  • Dunn Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
  • Elizabeth Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
  • Finch Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Finch Mill is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Mill
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hominy Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hominy Heights is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Heights
  • Ponderosa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ponderosa is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Quail Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Quail Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Seven Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Seven Hills is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
  • Stoneybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From White Fox to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as White Fox to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Fox and extending to:

  • Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from White Fox to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,645 miles [7,475.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- White Fox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 White Fox 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 White Fox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7615, Longitude: -77.9303       In this case, the coordinates for White Fox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.549 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.716 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.207 degrees.