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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 Edith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edith and the surrounding area.
- 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 Edith:
- 35.848079, -89.533388
- 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 Edith
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Edith is near Dyer County and also Haywood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood 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 Edith
Communities Also Named Edith ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Edith.
Within Tennessee, the name Edith is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Edith [Perry County].
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Maricopa County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Edith.
- Colorado
- Archuleta County
- This Edith is located in Archuleta County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<3> to the west of the Edith that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Archuleta County community of Edith.
- Georgia
- Clinch County
- This Edith is located in Clinch County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Edith that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Edith.
- Kansas
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Edith [Logan County].
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- This Edith is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Edith that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Edith.
- Nebraska
- Blaine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Edith [Blaine County].
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Edith [Catawba County].
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Edith [Monroe County].
- Oklahoma
- Woods County
- This Edith is located in Woods County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<3> to the west of the Edith that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Edith.
- Texas
- Coke County
- This Edith is located in Coke County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Edith that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coke County community of Edith.
- Virginia
- Shenandoah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Edith [Shenandoah County].
- West Virginia
- Wyoming County
- This Edith is located in Wyoming County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Edith that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Edith.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edith ...
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.
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Curve
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Curve is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
- Double Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Dry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Key Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Key Corner is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Corner
- Knob Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knob Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Porter Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Gap
- Stinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stinger is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger
- Tiger Tail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail
How Far From Edith 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 Edith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edith and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Edith to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Edith 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> | 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 Edith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Edith 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 Edith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8481, Longitude: -89.5334 In this case, the coordinates for Edith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.507 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.723 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.955 degrees. |
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