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We found fifteen communities that are also named Foley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Foley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Baldwin County
This Foley is located in Baldwin County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Foley.
Connecticut
Litchfield County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Foley [Litchfield County].
Florida
Taylor County
This Foley is located in Taylor County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Foley.
Indiana
Henry County
This Foley is located in Henry County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Foley.
Louisiana
Allen Parish
This Foley is located in Allen Parish and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Foley.
Assumption Parish
This Foley is located in Assumption Parish and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the southwest of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Foley.
Manitoba
This Foley lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
Minnesota
Benton County
This Foley is located in Benton County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Foley.
Missouri
Lincoln County
This Foley is located in Lincoln County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Foley.
Oklahoma
Custer County
This Foley is located in Custer County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the west of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Foley.
Ontario
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Oregon
Tillamook County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Foley [Tillamook County].
South Dakota
Codington County
This Foley is located in Codington County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foley that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of Foley.
Union County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Foley [Union County].
West Virginia
Logan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Foley [Logan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foley ...
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 Foley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foley and extending to:
Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foley to Somerset, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Foley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Foley 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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Foley 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 Foley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8295, Longitude: -78.8181 In this case, the coordinates for Foley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.899 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.729 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.126 degrees.