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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 Edgewood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewood Hills 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 Edgewood Hills:
    • 39.675945, -75.932165
    • 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 Edgewood Hills
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Edgewood Hills is near Chester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Edgewood Hills

Communities Also Named Edgewood Hills ...

We found four communities that are also named Edgewood Hills.

Within Maryland, the name Edgewood Hills is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Edgewood Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edgewood Hills that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Edgewood Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Edgewood Hills is located in Dauphin County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgewood Hills that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Edgewood Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Rhea County
      • This Edgewood Hills is located in Rhea County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edgewood Hills that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Edgewood Hills.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Edgewood Hills is located in Weber County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgewood Hills that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Edgewood Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewood Hills ...

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.

  • Blake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Blake is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Blue Ball Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
  • Blueball
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Blueball is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueball
  • Boomdecker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
  • Cedar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Childs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Childs is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Elk Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
  • Everbreeze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Everbreeze is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze
  • Forest Green Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Green Court is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Court
  • Glen Hope ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Hope is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
  • Highpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Highpoint is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Mechanic Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mechanic Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Valley
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Nellys Corner ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Nellys Corner is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellys Corner
    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ponds Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
    • Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Providence is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Stony Chase Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stony Chase Court is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Chase Court
    • Union Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Zion
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Zion is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Edgewood Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edgewood Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Edgewood Hills 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 Edgewood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6759, Longitude: -75.9322       In this case, the coordinates for Edgewood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.181 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.756 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.937 degrees.