Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fox Ridge Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Ridge Court and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fox Ridge Court

• 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 Ridge Court:
  • 40.268423, -76.888029
  • 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 Ridge Court

• 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
  • Since Fox Ridge Court is near Cumberland County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Ridge Court

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Ridge Court ...

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.

• Cedar Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Coventry Close
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
• Enola
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Enola is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enola <1>
• Fort Couch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
• Harrisburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>
• Hillside Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
• Jackson Lick
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
• Kingwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kingwood is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
• Knob Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
• Lower Allen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
• Overview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Overview is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview
• Progress
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Progress is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Summerdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerdale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale

How Far From Fox Ridge Court to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Ridge Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fox Ridge Court and extending to:

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fox Ridge Court to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'