Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Edenhouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edenhouse and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Edenhouse

• 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 Edenhouse:
  • 36.042912, -76.708683
  • 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 Edenhouse

• 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
  • Since Edenhouse is near Chowan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Edenhouse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edenhouse ...

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.

• Barber
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Barber is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Goose Pond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Goose Pond is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
• Gregory Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gregory Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Crossroads
• Marys Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marys Beach is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Beach
• Merry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
• Perrytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Perrytown is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• Pine Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Ridge
  • From Edenhouse to Pine Ridge
• Pleasant Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rockyhock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
• Skinnersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Skinnersville
  • From Edenhouse to Skinnersville
• Todds Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Todds Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Edenhouse and extending to:

• Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edenhouse to Windsor, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'