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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 Foxwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxwood Estates 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 Foxwood Estates:
- 38.358800, -77.526900
- 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 Foxwood Estates
- 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Foxwood Estates is near Spotsylvania County and also Fredericksburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg 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 Foxwood Estates
Communities Also Named Foxwood Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Foxwood Estates.
Within Virginia, the name Foxwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Foxwood Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Foxwood Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Foxwood Estates that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Foxwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxwood Estates ...
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.
- Chapel View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Cranes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
- Cranewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cranewood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
- England Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- England Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Run
- English Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- English Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Fall Run Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Heartland Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
- Heritage Commons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
- High School Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Holly Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Holly Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
- Locust Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
- Old Banks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Banks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Banks
- Peach Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
- Peacock Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peacock Station is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Station
- Scenic Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
- Summerset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Foxwood Estates 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 Foxwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foxwood Estates and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Foxwood Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Foxwood Estates) 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 Foxwood Estates 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 Foxwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3588, Longitude: -77.5269 In this case, the coordinates for Foxwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.209 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.72 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.123 degrees. |
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