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We found 29 communities that share the name Edgemont.
Within Virginia, the name Edgemont is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Edgemont is located in Jefferson County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Edgemont.
Lauderdale County
This Edgemont is located in Lauderdale County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Edgemont.
Madison County
This Edgemont is located in Madison County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Edgemont.
Arkansas
Cleburne County
This Edgemont is located in Cleburne County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Edgemont.
California
Lassen County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Edgemont [Lassen County].
Riverside County
This Edgemont is located in Riverside County and lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Edgemont.
Colorado
Jefferson County
This Edgemont is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Edgemont.
Illinois
Saint Clair County
This Edgemont is located in Saint Clair County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Edgemont.
Maryland
Frederick County
This Edgemont is located in Frederick County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Edgemont.
Washington County
This Edgemont is located in Washington County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Edgemont.
Mississippi
Lee County
This Edgemont is located in Lee County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Edgemont.
Nevada
Elko County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Edgemont.
New Hampshire
Merrimack County
This Edgemont is located in Merrimack County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Edgemont.
New York
Westchester County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Edgemont [Westchester County].
North Carolina
Caldwell County
This Edgemont is located in Caldwell County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Edgemont.
Ohio
Hamilton County
This Edgemont is located in Hamilton County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Edgemont.
Montgomery County
This Edgemont is located in Montgomery County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Edgemont.
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
This Edgemont is located in Dauphin County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Edgemont.
Delaware County
This Edgemont is located in Delaware County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Edgemont.
Northampton County
This Edgemont is located in Northampton County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Edgemont.
South Dakota
Fall River County
This Edgemont is located in Fall River County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Edgemont.
Tennessee
Cocke County
This Edgemont is located in Cocke County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Edgemont.
Sullivan County
This Edgemont is located in Sullivan County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Edgemont.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Edgemont is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Edgemont.
Utah County
This Edgemont is located in Utah County and lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Edgemont.
Weber County
This Edgemont is located in Weber County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Edgemont.
Washington
Kittitas County
This Edgemont is located in Kittitas County and lies 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittitas County community of Edgemont.
West Virginia
Cabell County
This Edgemont is located in Cabell County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Edgemont.
Marion County
This Edgemont is located in Marion County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Edgemont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgemont ...
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.
Backbone (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backbone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Edgemont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgemont and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Edgemont to Richmond, 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Edgemont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7618, Longitude: -79.9895 In this case, the coordinates for Edgemont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Edgemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Edgemont 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 . 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.
<4>
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.
<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 Edgemont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.688 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.315 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.359 degrees.