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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 Edge Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edge Hill 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 Edge Hill:
    • 33.152355, -82.624152
    • 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 Edge Hill
  • 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 Glascock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Glascock County
    • Since Edge Hill is near Jefferson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Edge Hill

Communities Also Named Edge Hill ...

We found four communities that are also named Edge Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Edge Hill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Edge Hill is located in Kent County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edge Hill that is located in Glascock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Edge Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Edge Hill lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the north of the Edge Hill that is located in Glascock County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Edge Hill is located in Bucks County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edge Hill that is located in Glascock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Edge Hill.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Edge Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northeast of the Edge Hill that is located in Glascock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Edge Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edge Hill ...

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.

  • Chalker ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chalker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
  • David ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • David is located in Glascock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
  • Downs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Downs is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Glascock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Glovers Millpond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Glovers Millpond is located in Glascock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Millpond
  • Halls Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Halls Crossing is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossing
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Mitchell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks

How Far From Edge Hill 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 city such as Edge Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gibson, which is the Seat of Glascock County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Edge Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edge Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Edge Hill 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 Edge Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1524, Longitude: -82.6242    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.209 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.39 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.758 degrees.