Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Foxwells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxwells and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Foxwells

• 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 Foxwells:
  • 37.629300, -76.311055
  • 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 Foxwells

• 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Foxwells is near Middlesex County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Foxwells

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxwells ...

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.

• Bushy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bushy is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
• Christ Church
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Christ Church is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church
• Deltaville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Deltaville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deltaville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltaville <1>
• Ditchley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ditchley is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditchley
• Free Shade Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Free Shade Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Shade Corner
• Good Luck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Good Luck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
• Grace Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace Point is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Point
• Hardyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardyville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardyville <1>
• Harveys
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harveys is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys
• Highland Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Highland Landing is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
• Regent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Regent is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
• Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Stingray Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
• Wake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wake is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake

How Far From Foxwells 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 Foxwells to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Foxwells and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foxwells to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'