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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 Foxfire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxfire 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 Foxfire:
- 35.177852, -84.816609
- 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 Foxfire
- 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since Foxfire is near Polk County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Foxfire
Communities Also Named Foxfire ...
We found seven communities that are also named Foxfire.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Foxfire.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Cumberland County
- This Foxfire is located in Cumberland County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Foxfire that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Foxfire.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Foxfire is located in New Castle County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Foxfire that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Foxfire.
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Foxfire is located in Muscogee County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the south of the Foxfire that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Foxfire.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Foxfire is located in Cumberland County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the east of the Foxfire that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Foxfire.
- Moore County
- This Foxfire is located in Moore County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east of the Foxfire that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Foxfire.
- Wayne County
- This Foxfire is located in Wayne County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east of the Foxfire that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Foxfire.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Foxfire is located in Roanoke County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foxfire that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Foxfire.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxfire ...
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.
- American Heritage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- American Heritage is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Heritage
- Arrowhead Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Peach Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Rolling Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
- Tasso
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Tasso Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
- Whisperwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
How Far From Foxfire 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 Foxfire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxfire and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Foxfire to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foxfire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Foxfire 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 Foxfire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1779, Longitude: -84.8166 In this case, the coordinates for Foxfire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.562 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.107 degrees. |
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