Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foxcroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxcroft and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foxcroft
- 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 Foxcroft:
- 34.205710, -79.843952
- 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 Foxcroft
- 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Since Foxcroft is near Darlington County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Darlington County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Foxcroft ...
We found eight communities that share the name Foxcroft.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Foxcroft.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Maine
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Foxcroft is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Foxcroft that is located in Florence 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 133 miles [214 km] to the north northeast of the Foxcroft that is located in Florence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Foxcroft.
- Pennsylvania
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.
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Florence County
- Cypress Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Cypress Point is located in Florence County
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Enchanted Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Meadows
- Enchanted Meadows is located in Florence County
- Farmwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Florence County
- Heritage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Florence County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kelly Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Farms
- Kelly Farms is located in Florence County
- Kings Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Kings Grant is located in Florence County
- Landmark Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landmark Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark Woods
- Landmark Woods is located in Florence County
- Pineneedles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineneedles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineneedles
- Pineneedles is located in Florence County
- Rogers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - South Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Florence County
- Sweetbriar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Sweetbriar is located in Florence County
- Williams Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
- Williams Heights is located in Florence County
- Kelly Farms
How Far From Foxcroft 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 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:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies just to the East.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Foxcroft to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foxcroft. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foxcroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2057, Longitude: -79.8440 In this case, the coordinates for Foxcroft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.651 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.749 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.425 degrees. |