Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Foley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Foley
- 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 Foley:
- 44.839409, -97.147573
- 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 Foley
- 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 Codington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Codington County
- Since Foley is near Hamlin County and also Deuel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hamlin County
- eBird sighting report for Deuel 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 Foley ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Foley.
There is one other community in South Dakota which is also named Foley.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Dakota ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Foley is located in Allen Parish and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Foley that is located in Codington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Foley.
- Assumption Parish
- This Foley is located in Assumption Parish and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km] to the south southeast of the Foley that is located in Codington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Foley.
- Manitoba
- This Foley lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the north of the Foley that is located in Codington County.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foley ...
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.
- Badger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Badger is located in Kingsbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <4>
- Clear Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Deuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <4>
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Codington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Hazel is located in Hamlin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <4>
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Codington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
- Naples
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Stone Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
- Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Strandburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strandburg
- Strandburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strandburg <4>
How Far From Foley 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 Foley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foley and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Codington County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Foley to Pierre, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Codington County: www.codington.org/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Foley 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8394, Longitude: -97.1476 In this case, the coordinates for Foley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Foley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.074 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.314 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.816 degrees. |