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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 Edgemoor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgemoor 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 Edgemoor:
    • 33.944546, -84.189641
    • 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 Edgemoor
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Edgemoor is near DeKalb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Edgemoor

Communities Also Named Edgemoor ...

We found seven communities that are also named Edgemoor.

Within Georgia, the name Edgemoor is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Edgemoor is located in New Castle County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edgemoor that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Edgemoor.
    • Indiana
      • 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 Indiana community of Edgemoor [Lake County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Edgemoor is located in Montgomery County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edgemoor that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Edgemoor.
    • South Carolina
      • Chester County
      • This Edgemoor is located in Chester County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edgemoor that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Edgemoor.
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Edgemoor is located in Anderson County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north of the Edgemoor that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Edgemoor.
    • Virginia
      • Newport News City
      • This Edgemoor is located in Newport News City and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edgemoor that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Edgemoor.
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • This Edgemoor is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,202 miles [3,543.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgemoor that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Edgemoor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgemoor ...

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.

  • Beaver Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
  • Beaverdam ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Beaverdam is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Choice ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Choice is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Covered Bridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Covered Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
  • Elmside Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
  • Four Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
  • Indian Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • Jones Bridge Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Bridge Landing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Overlook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Overlook is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Peachtree Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peachtree Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peachtree Forest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peachtree Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Peachtree Station is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
    • Pebble Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rolling Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Smoketree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
    • Waters Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Waters Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Ferry

How Far From Edgemoor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Edgemoor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Edgemoor to Lawrenceville, 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 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- Edgemoor) 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 Edgemoor 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>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 Edgemoor 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 Edgemoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9445, Longitude: -84.1896       In this case, the coordinates for Edgemoor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.145 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.58 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.161 degrees.