Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edinburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edinburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edinburg
- 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 Edinburg:
- 34.182333, -82.735412
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Edinburg
- 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Since Edinburg is near Abbeville County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Edinburg ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Edinburg.
Within Georgia, the name Edinburg is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- This Edinburg is located in Grundy County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edinburg that is located in Elbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Edinburg.
- Scotland County
- This Edinburg is located in Scotland County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the northwest of the Edinburg that is located in Elbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Edinburg.
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Edinburg [Delaware County].
- Fulton County
- This community is historic and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Edinburg.
- Portage County
- This Edinburg is located in Portage County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the north of the Edinburg that is located in Elbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Edinburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edinburg ...
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.
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Cherokee Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
- Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Crafts Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Ferry
- Crafts Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Duke ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Harpers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Rock Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rock Branch is located in Elbert County
- Rocky River ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Rocky River is located in Abbeville County (SC)
How Far From Edinburg 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 Edinburg 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 community of Edinburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Edinburg and extending to:
- Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edinburg to Elberton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edinburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edinburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1823, Longitude: -82.7354 In this case, the coordinates for Edinburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Edinburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Edinburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.303 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.645 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.533 degrees. |