Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edmondson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edmondson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edmondson
- 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 Edmondson:
- 35.555158, -78.599453
- 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 Edmondson
- 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 Johnston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnston County
- Since Edmondson is near Wake County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wake County
- eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Edmondson ...
We found three communities that share the name Edmondson.
Within North Carolina, the name Edmondson is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Maryland
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edmondson ...
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.
- Coats Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Crossroads
- Coats Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Wake County
- Forest Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Forest Landing is located in Wake County
- Heatheridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatheridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatheridge
- Heatheridge is located in Wake County
- Hillandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Wake County
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Juniper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Legend Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Hills
- Legend Hills is located in Wake County
- Macks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Malibu Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Valley
- Malibu Valley is located in Wake County
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Rolling Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Wake County
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- Tiffany Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
- Tiffany Woods is located in Wake County
- Van Story Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Story Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Story Hills
- Van Story Hills is located in Wake County
- Williams Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads
- Williams Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Tiffany Woods
How Far From Edmondson 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 Edmondson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edmondson and extending to:
- Smithfield, which is the Seat of Johnston County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Edmondson to Smithfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edmondson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edmondson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edmondson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5552, Longitude: -78.5995 In this case, the coordinates for Edmondson 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Edmondson 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Edmondson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Edmondson 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 308.934 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.126 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.532 degrees. |