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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 Foxville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Foxville:
    • 44.137285, -72.482325
    • 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 Foxville
  • 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 Foxville ...

We found six communities that share the name Foxville.

Within Vermont, the name Foxville is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Marion County
      • This Foxville is located in Marion County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Foxville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Foxville.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Foxville is located in Frederick County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foxville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Foxville.
    • Michigan
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Foxville [Lake County].
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Foxville [Buncombe County].
    • Ontario
      • This Foxville lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Foxville that is located in Orange County.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Foxville is located in Sumter County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Foxville that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Foxville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxville ...

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.

  • Adamant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cookville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
    • Cookville is located in Orange County
  • Edgewater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Washington County
  • Graniteville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Washington County
  • Kennedy Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corners
    • Kennedy Corners is located in Orange County
  • Kents Corners
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Corners
    • Kents Corners is located in Washington County
  • Middlesex
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Shady Rill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rill
    • Shady Rill is located in Washington County
  • Upper Graniteville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
    • Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County
  • Waits River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits River
    • Waits River is located in Orange County

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

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

  • Chelsea, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Foxville to Chelsea, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,086 miles [6,575.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foxville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Foxville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foxville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1373, Longitude: -72.4823       In this case, the coordinates for Foxville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Foxville 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Foxville 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 304.575 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.544 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.319 degrees.









 

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