Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Edie:
  • 33.302920, -82.151231
  • 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 Edie

• 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Since Edie is near Burke County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Edie

Communities Also Named Edie ...

We found one communities that are also named Edie.

Within Georgia, the name Edie is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Edie in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Somerset County
    • This Edie is located in Somerset County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edie that is located in Richmond County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Edie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edie ...

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.

• Bath
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
• Dyes Crossroad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dyes Crossroad is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyes Crossroad
• Gordon Terrace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gordon Terrace is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Terrace
• Hidden Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Quail Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rain Tree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
• Sand Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Spanish Trace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
• Woodlake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlake is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Edie once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Edie and extending to:

• Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Edie to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'