Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Edgewood Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewood Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Edgewood Crossroads

• 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 Edgewood Crossroads:
  • 33.613186, -82.877367
  • 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 Edgewood Crossroads

• 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 Taliaferro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taliaferro County
  • Since Edgewood Crossroads is near Wilkes County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Edgewood Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewood Crossroads ...

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.

• Daniel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Daniel is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
• Daniel Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
  • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
• Ficklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ficklin is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
• Grantville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grantville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Hillman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Lincoln Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Little River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Raytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
• Temperance Bell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Temperance Bell is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Bell

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Edgewood Crossroads and extending to:

• Crawfordville, which is the Seat of Taliaferro County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Edgewood Crossroads to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'