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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 Edgeworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgeworth 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 Edgeworth:
    • 36.541769, -82.392921
    • 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 Edgeworth
  • 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Edgeworth is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Edgeworth

Communities Also Named Edgeworth ...

We found four communities that are also named Edgeworth.

Within Tennessee, the name Edgeworth is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located 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 ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edgeworth that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Edgeworth.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edgeworth that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Edgeworth.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Edgeworth lies 1,446 miles [2,327.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgeworth that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Edgeworth is located in Bell County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edgeworth that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Edgeworth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgeworth ...

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.

  • Fox Fire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
  • Gunnings
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gunnings is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Mystic Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
  • Pettyjohn Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
  • Rock City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  • Scenic Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunrise Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Edgeworth once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgeworth and extending to:

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Edgeworth to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Edgeworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Edgeworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Edgeworth 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 Edgeworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5418, Longitude: -82.3929       In this case, the coordinates for Edgeworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.135 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.79 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.74 degrees.