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Communities Also Named Fox River ...

We found five communities that share the name Fox River.

Within Quebec, the name Fox River is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Fox River lies 3,298 miles [5,307.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Illinois
      • Lake 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 Illinois community of Fox River [Lake County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Fox River lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • 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 Prince Edward Island community of Fox River.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kenosha County
      • This Fox River is located in Kenosha County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Fox River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox River ...

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.

  • Farewell Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farewell Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Cove
  • Rose Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bridge
  • Sandy Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
  • Seal Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
  • Shiphead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiphead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiphead
  • Sunny Bank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank

How Far From Fox River 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 River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fox River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,593 miles [5,782.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fox River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9833, Longitude: -64.3833    
<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 Fox River 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 . 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 River 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 298.379 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.545 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.187 degrees.




 

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