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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for River Edge
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named River Edge ...
We found five communities that share the name River Edge.
Within Maryland, the name River Edge is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another five communities that are located throughout 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.
- Indiana
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
- Chestertown is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <3>
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Kent County
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heather Heights is located in Kent County
- Heron Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
- Heron Point is located in Kent County
- Indian Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Kings Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
- Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lees Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lees Corner is located in Kent County
- Mile Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mile Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Orchard Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
- Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Kent County
- Quaker Neck Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Neck Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
- Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Sparks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Corner
- Sparks Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Edge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Queen Anne's County: www.qac.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River Edge) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.295 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.803 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.201 degrees. |