Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Edgeview:
  • 38.739007, -76.200224
  • 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 Edgeview

• 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Edgeview is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Edgeview

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgeview ...

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.

• Cove View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cove View is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
• Grace Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grace Creek is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Creek
• Indian Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Indian Harbor is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Harbor
• Loves Folly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Loves Folly is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Folly
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mulberry Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mulberry Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Point
• Peach Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Rays Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rays Point is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
• Royal Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Royal Oak is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <1>
• Solitude
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Solitude is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
• Thanksgiving
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Edgeview and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Edgeview to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'