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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 Ridge Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Ridge Court 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fox Ridge Court
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
    • Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
  • Coventry Close
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Close have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
    • Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
  • Enola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Couch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Couch
    • Fort Couch is located in Cumberland County
  • Harrisburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillside Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Jackson Lick
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
    • Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
  • Kingwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Kingwood is located in Cumberland County
  • Knob Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
    • Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
  • Lower Allen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
    • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
  • Overview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview
    • Overview is located in Cumberland County
  • Progress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Dauphin County
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
  • Summerdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Cumberland County

How Far From Fox Ridge Court 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 Ridge Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> 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]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fox Ridge Court to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox Ridge Court. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fox Ridge Court) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox Ridge Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2684, Longitude: -76.8880       In this case, the coordinates for Fox Ridge Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Ridge Court to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.705 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.442 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.109 degrees.









 

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