Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edward, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edward and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edward
- 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 Edward:
- 35.324333, -76.875216
- 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 Edward
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Edward is near Craven County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craven County
- eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Edward ...
We found four communities that share the name Edward.
Within North Carolina, the name Edward is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Ohio
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edward ...
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.
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Core Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Core Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Point
- Core Point is located in Beaufort County
- Cotton Patch Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Patch Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch Landing
- Cotton Patch Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Jones Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Store have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Store
- Jones Store is located in Beaufort County
- Reads Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Chapel
- Reads Chapel is located in Beaufort County
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Shell Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
- Shell Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Small
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Edward 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 Edward to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edward and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edward to Washington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Edward 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Edward) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3243, Longitude: -76.8752 In this case, the coordinates for Edward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Edward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Edward to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.971 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.99 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.957 degrees. |