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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 Edgewater Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewater Beach 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 Edgewater Beach:
    • 38.948446, -76.568574
    • 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 Edgewater Beach
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Edgewater Beach is near Prince George's County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Edgewater Beach

Communities Also Named Edgewater Beach ...

We found ten communities that are also named Edgewater Beach.

Within Maryland, the name Edgewater Beach is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Porter 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 Indiana community of Edgewater Beach [Porter County].
    • Michigan
      • Cheboygan County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Cheboygan County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Taney County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<2> to the west of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the north of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Licking County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Edgewater Beach lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
    • Tennessee
      • Lake County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Lake County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<2> to the west of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Texas
      • Travis County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Travis County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 2,370 miles [3,814.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Edgewater Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewater Beach ...

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.

  • Bon Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
  • Chestnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Donovans Pier
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Donovans Pier is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
  • Eagles Passages
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
  • Edgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ginger Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
  • Gingerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gingerville is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
  • Harbor Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Heritage Harbour
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
  • Hidden Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
  • Londontowne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
  • Oak Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oak Court is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oakbluff
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Oakbluff is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbluff
    • Parole
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
    • Pine Whiff Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pine Whiff Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
    • Poplar Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Poplar Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
    • Threemile Oak Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Threemile Oak Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Oak Corner
    • Whiskey Bottom
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Whiskey Bottom is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Edgewater Beach to White House, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Edgewater Beach 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edgewater Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Edgewater Beach 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 Edgewater Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9484, Longitude: -76.5686       In this case, the coordinates for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.61 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.129 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.498 degrees.