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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 Foxhollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxhollow 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 Foxhollow:
    • 42.513905, -88.907885
    • 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 Foxhollow
  • 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 Rock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
    • Since Foxhollow is near Boone County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Foxhollow

Communities Also Named Foxhollow ...

We found two communities that are also named Foxhollow.

Within Wisconsin, the name Foxhollow is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the south of the Foxhollow that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Foxhollow.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Foxhollow that is located in Rock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Foxhollow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxhollow ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blaine is located in Boone County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Emerald Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
  • Garden Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Village is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
  • Holiday Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Hunter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hunter is located in Boone County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Morehaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morehaven is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehaven
  • Porters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Porters is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
  • Stagecoach Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stagecoach Hills is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Hills
  • Tiffany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tiffany is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
  • Victory Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Victory Heights is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

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

  • Janesville, which is the Seat of Rock County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Foxhollow to Janesville, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Foxhollow) 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 Foxhollow 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 Foxhollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5139, Longitude: -88.9079       In this case, the coordinates for Foxhollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.285 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.39 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.022 degrees.