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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 Edgewater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewater 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 Edgewater:
- 28.149500, -82.468500
- 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 Edgewater
- 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Edgewater is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Edgewater
Communities Also Named Edgewater ...
We found 31 communities that are also named Edgewater.
There are two communities within Florida that are also named Edgewater.
Beyond Florida, we know of 29 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 30 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Broward County
- This Edgewater is located in Broward County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Edgewater.
- Volusia County
- This Edgewater is located in Volusia County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Edgewater.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Edgewater is located in Jefferson County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Edgewater.
- British Columbia
- This Edgewater lies 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Edgewater is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Edgewater.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Edgewater is located in Sussex County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Edgewater.
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Edgewater is located in Fayette County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Edgewater.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Edgewater is located in Cook County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Edgewater.
- Indiana
- Porter County
- This Edgewater is located in Porter County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Edgewater.
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Edgewater is located in Pike County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the north of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Edgewater.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Edgewater.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Edgewater is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Edgewater.
- Baltimore County
- This Edgewater is located in Baltimore County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the north northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Edgewater.
- Michigan
- Benzie County
- This Edgewater is located in Benzie County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the north of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benzie County community of Edgewater.
- Berrien 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 Edgewater [Berrien County].
- New Jersey
- Bergen 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 New Jersey community of Edgewater [Bergen County].
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Edgewater is located in Cayuga County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Edgewater.
- Erie County
- This Edgewater is located in Erie County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km] to the north of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Edgewater.
- North Carolina
- Carteret 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 Edgewater [Carteret County].
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga 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 Ohio community of Edgewater [Cuyahoga County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Edgewater [Allegheny County].
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Edgewater is located in Sumter County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Edgewater.
- Tennessee
- Rhea County
- This Edgewater is located in Rhea County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Edgewater.
- Vermont
- Washington County
- This Edgewater is located in Washington County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Edgewater.
- Virginia
- Grayson 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 Virginia community of Edgewater [Grayson County].
- Hampton City
- This Edgewater is located in Hampton City and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Edgewater.
- Norfolk City
- This Edgewater is located in Norfolk City and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the north northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Edgewater.
- Washington
- King County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Edgewater [King County].
- Snohomish County
- This Edgewater is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,519 miles [4,053.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Edgewater.
- West Virginia
- Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Edgewater [Fayette County].
- Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- This Edgewater is located in Sawyer County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sawyer County community of Edgewater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewater ...
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.
- Candlelight
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Candlelight is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Carr Drive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carr Drive is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Drive
- Coopers Bayou
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coopers Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Bayou
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coventry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crystal Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crystal Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cove
- Crystal Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Cypress Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cypress Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deer Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Eagle Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eagle Crest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Crest
- Elysian Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elysian Fields is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Fields
- Evergreen North
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen North is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen North
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Garden Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garden Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Heritage Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbor
- Heritage Harbor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holly Lane is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Lane
- Hounds Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hounds Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Run
- Jessies Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jessies Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessies Place
- Lake Charles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Lake Keen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manor Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Marilyn Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marilyn Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilyn Shores
- Montana Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montana Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Pines
- Oak Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Pond Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Eddy is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Popes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Popes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes
- Regalwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Regalwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regalwoods
- Ridgelake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridgelake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
- Rustic Oaks Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rustic Oaks Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks Place
- Sapphire Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sapphire Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Lake
- Shady Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pines
- Sunny Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunny Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Pines
- Suzie Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Suzie Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suzie Trace
- Tangerine Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tangerine Hill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangerine Hill
- Tropical Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tropical Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Lakes
- Turning Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turning Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turning Point
- Waterbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Waterbridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbridge
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pond
How Far From Edgewater 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 Edgewater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgewater and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Edgewater to Tampa, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Edgewater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Edgewater 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Edgewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Edgewater 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 Edgewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1495, Longitude: -82.4685 In this case, the coordinates for Edgewater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.849 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.277 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.853 degrees. |
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