Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fosterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fosterville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fosterville
- 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 Fosterville:
- 32.010718, -95.614681
- 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 Fosterville
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Fosterville is near Henderson County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Fosterville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Fosterville.
Within Texas, the name Fosterville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Fosterville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fosterville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fosterville.
- New Brunswick
- This Fosterville lies 1,763 miles [2,837.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fosterville that is located in Anderson County.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Fosterville is located in Cayuga County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fosterville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Fosterville.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fosterville.
- Mahoning County
- This Fosterville is located in Mahoning County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fosterville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Fosterville.
- Preble County
- This Fosterville is located in Preble County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the northeast of the Fosterville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Fosterville.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fosterville [Westmoreland County].
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Fosterville is located in Rutherford County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fosterville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fosterville.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fosterville [Stafford County].
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Fosterville is located in Boone County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fosterville that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Fosterville.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fosterville ...
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.
- Blackfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Cherokee Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Coffee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cove Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Cove Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Leagueville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Mound Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie
- Mound Prairie is located in Anderson County
- Mountain Heaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Heaven
- Mountain Heaven is located in Cherokee County
- Pierces Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
- Pierces Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Prices
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Teaselville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Todd City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Virginia Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hill
- Virginia Hill is located in Henderson County
How Far From Fosterville 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 Fosterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fosterville and extending to:
- Palestine, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fosterville to Palestine, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,709 miles [12,406.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fosterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fosterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fosterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0107, Longitude: -95.6147 In this case, the coordinates for Fosterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Fosterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Fosterville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Fosterville 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 319.06 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.355 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.224 degrees. |