We found six communities that share the name Fox Point.
Within Nova Scotia, the name Fox Point is unique.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, three are located in Canada and three are in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Lake County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fox Point [Lake County].
Newfoundland and Labrador
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Ontario
This Fox Point lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<2> to the west.
Rhode Island
Providence County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Fox Point [Providence County].
Saskatchewan
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
This Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Fox Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Point ...
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.
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 Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Point and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fox Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,704 miles [5,961 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Point 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 . 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.
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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 Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6135, Longitude: -64.0588
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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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.
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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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.327 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.765 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.032 degrees.