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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 Edgemere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgemere 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 Edgemere:
    • 39.242053, -76.448016
    • 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 Edgemere
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Edgemere is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Edgemere

Communities Also Named Edgemere ...

We found seven communities that are also named Edgemere.

Within Maryland, the name Edgemere is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Edgemere is located in Chatham County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Edgemere that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Edgemere.
    • Idaho
      • Bonner County
      • This Edgemere is located in Bonner County and lies 2,080 miles [3,347.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgemere that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Edgemere.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Edgemere is located in Worcester County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edgemere that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Edgemere.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton 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 Michigan community of Edgemere [Houghton County].
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Edgemere is located in Queens County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edgemere that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Edgemere.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pike County
      • This Edgemere is located in Pike County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edgemere that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Edgemere.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Edgemere is located in Greenwood County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Edgemere that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Edgemere.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgemere ...

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.

  • Airport Beach ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Airport Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Beach
  • Cedar Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
  • Eagle Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Nest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Evergreen Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Gray Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
  • Hartland Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
  • Island View Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Island View Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Beach
  • Lodge Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lodge Forest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Forest
  • Lynch Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
  • Porters Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Porters Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Park
  • Sparrows Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
  • Sue Creek Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sue Creek Landing is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Creek Landing
  • Wildwood Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wildwood Beach is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edgemere to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edgemere) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Edgemere 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 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.
<4>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 Edgemere 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 Edgemere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2421, Longitude: -76.4480       In this case, the coordinates for Edgemere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.519 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.071 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.331 degrees.