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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:
- 35.919512, -85.040235
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Foxfire is near White County and also Bledsoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe 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 ...
- Bradley County
- This Foxfire is located in Bradley County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Foxfire that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Foxfire.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Foxfire is located in New Castle County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foxfire that is located in Cumberland 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 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the south of the Foxfire that is located in Cumberland 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 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the east of the Foxfire that is located in Cumberland 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 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east of the Foxfire that is located in Cumberland 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 396 miles [637.3 km] to the east of the Foxfire that is located in Cumberland 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 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foxfire that is located in Cumberland 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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camelot is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Crossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairyland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairyland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairyland
- Hide-A-Way Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
- Highland View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland View is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homestead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Howard Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Livesay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Livesay is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Volunteer Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
- Wild Plum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Plum is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Plum
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:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Foxfire to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 484 miles [778.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'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 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: 35.9195, Longitude: -85.0402 In this case, the coordinates for Foxfire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.719 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.52 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.011 degrees. |
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