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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 River Edge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Edge 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 River Edge:
- 39.154833, -76.056889
- 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 River Edge
- 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since River Edge is near Kent County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 River Edge
Communities Also Named River Edge ...
We found five communities that are also named River Edge.
Within Maryland, the name River Edge is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This River Edge is located in Hamilton County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west of the River Edge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of River Edge.
- New Jersey
- Morris 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 New Jersey community of River Edge [Morris County].
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the River Edge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of River Edge.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This River Edge is located in Spartanburg County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the River Edge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of River Edge.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This River Edge is located in Roanoke County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the River Edge that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of River Edge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Edge ...
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.
- Chestertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heather Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heron Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heron Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
- Indian Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Kings Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Lees Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lees Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Mile Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Orchard Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Quaker Neck Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sparks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sparks Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Corner
How Far From River Edge 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 River Edge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Edge and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from River Edge to Annapolis, 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Edge) 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 River Edge 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'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 River Edge 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 River Edge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1548, Longitude: -76.0569 In this case, the coordinates for River Edge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.803 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.201 degrees. |
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