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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 Edgehill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgehill 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 Edgehill:
- 38.265003, -77.143738
- 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 Edgehill
- 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 King George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Since Edgehill is near Westmoreland County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Edgehill
Communities Also Named Edgehill ...
We found nine communities that are also named Edgehill.
There are five communities within Virginia that are also named Edgehill.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Gloucester County
- This Edgehill is located in Gloucester County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Edgehill that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Edgehill.
- Goochland County
- This Edgehill is located in Goochland County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Edgehill that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Edgehill.
- Roanoke City
- This Edgehill is located in Roanoke City and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edgehill that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Edgehill.
- Southampton County
- This Edgehill is located in Southampton County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south of the Edgehill that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Edgehill.
- York County
- This Edgehill is located in York County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Edgehill that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Edgehill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Edgehill is located in Kent County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edgehill that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Edgehill.
- Kentucky
- Calloway 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 Kentucky community of Edgehill [Calloway County].
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Edgehill [Shelby County].
- Missouri
- Reynolds County
- This Edgehill is located in Reynolds County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west of the Edgehill that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Edgehill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgehill ...
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.
- Allnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allnut is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allnut
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Graves Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Graves Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Corner
- Haymount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haymount is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
- Hop Yard Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hop Yard Landing is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Yard Landing
- King George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lambs Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lambs Creek is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Office Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Office Hall is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Office Hall
- Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Edgehill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Edgehill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgehill and extending to:
- King George, which is the Seat of King George County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Edgehill to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 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 from Point A (ie- Edgehill) 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 Edgehill 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 Edgehill 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 Edgehill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2650, Longitude: -77.1437 In this case, the coordinates for Edgehill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.99 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.456 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.00 degrees. |
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