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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 Foxpark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foxpark 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 Foxpark:
- 41.079419, -106.152515
- 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 Foxpark
- 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
- Since Foxpark is near Larimer County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Foxpark
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foxpark ...
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.
- Centennial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deerwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deerwood is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Jays Roost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jays Roost is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jays Roost
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone has also been known as:
- Douglas Creek
- Kings Canyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Canyon is located in Jackson County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Canyon
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Old Roach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Roach is located in Larimer County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Roach
- Woods Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woods Landing is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
How Far From Foxpark 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 Foxpark to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Foxpark and extending to:
- Laramie, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foxpark to Laramie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foxpark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Foxpark 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 Foxpark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0794, Longitude: -106.1525 In this case, the coordinates for Foxpark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.345 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.462 degrees. |
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