Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foxburg:
  • 40.962286, -78.878921
  • 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 Foxburg

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Foxburg is near Lawrence County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Foxburg

Communities Also Named Foxburg ...

We found two communities that are also named Foxburg.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Foxburg.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Cambria County
    • This Foxburg is located in Cambria County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Foxburg that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Foxburg.
  • Clarion County
    • This Foxburg is located in Clarion County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foxburg that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Foxburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxburg ...

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.

• Big Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
• Bowersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bowersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
• Clover Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clover Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
• Desire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Desire is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desire
• Flora
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Flora is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hillman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillman is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Robertsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Robertsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Stump Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stump Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stump Creek <2>

How Far From Foxburg 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 Foxburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxburg and extending to:

• Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foxburg to Brookville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'