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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewood Acres 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 Acres:
    • 32.354312, -90.287591
    • 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 Acres
  • 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
    • Since Edgewood Acres is near Madison County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Acres

Communities Also Named Edgewood Acres ...

We found three communities that are also named Edgewood Acres.

Within Mississippi, the name Edgewood Acres is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Edgewood Acres is located in Bulloch County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east of the Edgewood Acres that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Edgewood Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Edgewood Acres is located in Blount County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edgewood Acres that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Edgewood Acres.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Edgewood Acres is located in Kanawha County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edgewood Acres that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Edgewood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewood Acres ...

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.

  • Cherry Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cherry Park is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
  • Forest Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Green is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Huntcliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Huntcliff is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
  • Kentwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kentwood is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Meadow Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadow Oaks is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
  • Meadowhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadowhill is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhill
  • Presidential Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Presidential Hills is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Hills
  • Queens Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Edgewood Acres to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Edgewood Acres) 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 Acres 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 Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3543, Longitude: -90.2876       In this case, the coordinates for Edgewood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.708 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.485 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.929 degrees.