Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foxton:
  • 40.265078, -78.245845
  • 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 Foxton

• 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Since Foxton is near Blair County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Foxton

Communities Also Named Foxton ...

We found one communities that are also named Foxton.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Foxton is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Foxton in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Jefferson County
    • This Foxton is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the west of the Foxton that is located in Huntingdon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Foxton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxton ...

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.

• Cherrytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherrytown is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
• Clover Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover Creek is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
• Curryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Curryville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
• Henrietta
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Henrietta is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Hickory Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Martinsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <2>
• Martinsburg Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsburg Junction is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg Junction
• Marysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marysville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Salter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Salter is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
• Stonerstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stonerstown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerstown
• Trough Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek

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

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foxton to Huntingdon, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 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 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'