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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fox Fire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Fire and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fox Fire:
- 35.876470, -84.064077
- 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 Fox Fire
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Fox Fire is near Blount County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Fox Fire
Communities Also Named Fox Fire ...
We found two communities that are also named Fox Fire.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Fox Fire.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Fox Fire in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Sullivan County
- This Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fox Fire that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fox Fire.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Fox Fire is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fox Fire that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Fox Fire.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox Fire ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blue Grass is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Cactus Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cactus Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Cove
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Ebenezer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Echo Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galewood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Gulfwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gulfwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
- Henrys Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Henrys Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Ferry
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Suburban Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Ten Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
How Far From Fox Fire 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 Fire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Fire and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fox Fire to Knoxville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fox Fire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fire 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 Fox Fire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8765, Longitude: -84.0641 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Fire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.128 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.617 degrees. |
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