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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 Edgebrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgebrook 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 Edgebrook:
    • 40.305903, -80.095055
    • 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 Edgebrook
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Edgebrook is near Allegheny County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Edgebrook

Communities Also Named Edgebrook ...

We found five communities that are also named Edgebrook.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Edgebrook.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Allegheny County
      • This Edgebrook is located in Allegheny County and lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edgebrook that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Edgebrook.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Edgebrook is located in Cook County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgebrook that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Edgebrook.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Edgebrook [Saint Louis County].
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Edgebrook is located in Mercer County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the east of the Edgebrook that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Edgebrook.
      • Middlesex County
      • This Edgebrook is located in Middlesex County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east of the Edgebrook that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Edgebrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgebrook ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bishop is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Cecil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cool Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cool Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
  • Federal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Federal is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
  • Hill Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Church is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Jewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jewell is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Library
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Library Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Library Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library Junction
  • Longview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longview is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Muse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Muse is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
  • Muse Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Muse Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • National Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • National Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hill
    • Piney Fork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
    • Presto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Turkeyfoot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Turkeyfoot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
    • Weavertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Weavertown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

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

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

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edgebrook to Washington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Edgebrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Edgebrook 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>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.
<5>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 Edgebrook 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 Edgebrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3059, Longitude: -80.0951       In this case, the coordinates for Edgebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.654 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.66 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.518 degrees.