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We found eight communities that are also named Foxcroft.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Foxcroft is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Troup County
This Foxcroft is located in Troup County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Foxcroft.
Illinois
Lake County
This Foxcroft is located in Lake County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Foxcroft.
Maine
Piscataquis County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Foxcroft [Piscataquis County].
Maryland
Frederick County
This Foxcroft is located in Frederick County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Foxcroft.
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
This Foxcroft is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Foxcroft.
Wake County
This Foxcroft is located in Wake County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the south southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Foxcroft.
South Carolina
Florence County
This Foxcroft is located in Florence County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Foxcroft.
Greenville County
This Foxcroft is located in Greenville County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km] to the southwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Delaware County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Foxcroft.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxcroft ...
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 Foxcroft to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxcroft and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Foxcroft to Harrisburg, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foxcroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Foxcroft 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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Foxcroft 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 Foxcroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9954, Longitude: -75.3552 In this case, the coordinates for Foxcroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.813 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.388 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.558 degrees.