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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 Foxhall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxhall 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 Foxhall:
    • 38.911778, -77.179980
    • 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 Foxhall
  • 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Since Foxhall is near Arlington County and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church City
  • 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 Foxhall

Communities Also Named Foxhall ...

We found four communities that are also named Foxhall.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Foxhall.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Norfolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Foxhall [Norfolk City].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Richmond County
      • This Foxhall is located in Richmond County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Foxhall that is located in Fairfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Foxhall.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Foxhall is located in Montgomery County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Foxhall that is located in Fairfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Foxhall.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Foxhall is located in Richland County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Foxhall that is located in Fairfax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Foxhall.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxhall ...

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.

  • Cherrydale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
  • Crescent Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
  • Dominion Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Enola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Enola is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
  • Falls Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Falls Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Franklin is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Garden City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Greenway Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
  • Halls Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
  • Howard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Howard is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Kent Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lacey Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lee Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
    • Pine Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
    • Poplar Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
    • Ravenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Seven Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Swinks Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
    • Virginia Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest

How Far From Foxhall to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Foxhall to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxhall and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Foxhall to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 just to the east (E).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Foxhall 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' (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- Foxhall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Foxhall 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 Foxhall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9118, Longitude: -77.1800       In this case, the coordinates for Foxhall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.973 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.536 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.769 degrees.