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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 Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Meadow 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 Meadow:
- 41.001764, -73.792633
- 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 Meadow
- 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 Westchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Since Fox Meadow is near Rockland County and also Bergen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen 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 Meadow
Communities Also Named Fox Meadow ...
We found three communities that are also named Fox Meadow.
Within New York, the name Fox Meadow is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Fox Meadow is located in New Castle County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fox Meadow that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Fox Meadow.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Fox Meadow is located in Will County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fox Meadow that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Fox Meadow.
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fox Meadow that is located in Westchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Fox Meadow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Meadow ...
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.
- Cecil Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
- Elmsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hartsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heath Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Quaker Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
- Scarsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scarsdale Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
- Victory Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Victory Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- White Birches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Birches is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
How Far From Fox Meadow 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 Fox Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Meadow and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Fox Meadow to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,256 miles [6,849.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fox Meadow) 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 Meadow 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 Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0018, Longitude: -73.7926 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.386 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.44 degrees. |
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