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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 Edna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edna and the surrounding area.
- 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 Edna:
- 32.231302, -81.830669
- 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 Edna
- 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 Evans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Evans County
- Since Edna is near Bulloch County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Edna
Communities Also Named Edna ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Edna.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Edna.
Beyond Georgia, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Wilcox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Edna [Wilcox County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Edna [Cherokee County].
- Choctaw County
- This Edna is located in Choctaw County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the west of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Edna.
- Arkansas
- Johnson County
- This Edna is located in Johnson County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Edna.
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 2,222 miles [3,576 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Edna.
- Iowa
- Lyon County
- This Edna is located in Lyon County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Edna.
- Kansas
- Labette County
- This Edna is located in Labette County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Edna.
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Edna [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
- Magoffin County
- This Edna is located in Magoffin County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the north of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Edna.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- This Edna is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<2> to the west of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Edna.
- Michigan
- Roscommon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Edna [Roscommon County].
- Minnesota
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Edna [Polk County].
- Mississippi
- Marion County
- This Edna is located in Marion County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the west of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Edna.
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Edna [Gallia County].
- Oklahoma
- Creek County
- This Edna is located in Creek County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Edna.
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Edna [Fayette County].
- Jefferson County
- This Edna is located in Jefferson County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Edna.
- Texas
- Jackson County
- This Edna is located in Jackson County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<2> to the west of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Edna.
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Edna is located in Benton County and lies 2,209 miles [3,555 km]<2> to the northwest of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Edna.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Edna is located in Monongalia County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<2> to the north of the Edna that is located in Evans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Edna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edna ...
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.
- Daisy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deans Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deans Crossing is located in Evans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Crossing
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Emit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emit is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
- Groveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Mitchell Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Forks is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Forks
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Evans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Register
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Edna 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 Edna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edna and extending to:
- Claxton, which is the Seat of Evans County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Edna to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Edna 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Edna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Edna 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 Edna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2313, Longitude: -81.8307 In this case, the coordinates for Edna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.729 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.707 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.699 degrees. |
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