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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Edgewater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewater 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 Edgewater:
    • 37.075833, -76.299722
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Edgewater
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Edgewater ...

We found 31 communities that share the name Edgewater.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Edgewater.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 30 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Grayson 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 Edgewater [Grayson County].
    • Norfolk City
      • This Edgewater is located in Norfolk City and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Edgewater.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Edgewater is located in Jefferson County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Edgewater.
    • British Columbia
      • This Edgewater lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<2> to the northwest.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Edgewater is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Edgewater.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Edgewater is located in Sussex County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Edgewater.
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Edgewater is located in Broward County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Edgewater.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Edgewater is located in Hillsborough County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Edgewater.
      • Volusia County
      • This Edgewater is located in Volusia County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Edgewater.
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Edgewater is located in Fayette County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Edgewater.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Edgewater is located in Cook County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Edgewater.
    • Indiana
      • Porter County
      • This Edgewater is located in Porter County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Edgewater.
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Edgewater is located in Pike County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Edgewater.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Edgewater.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Edgewater is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Edgewater.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Edgewater is located in Baltimore County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Edgewater.
    • Michigan
      • Benzie County
      • This Edgewater is located in Benzie County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benzie County community of Edgewater.
      • Berrien 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 Michigan community of Edgewater [Berrien County].
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen 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 New Jersey community of Edgewater [Bergen County].
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Edgewater is located in Cayuga County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<2> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Edgewater.
      • Erie County
      • This Edgewater is located in Erie County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Edgewater.
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret 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 Edgewater [Carteret County].
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga 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 Edgewater [Cuyahoga County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Edgewater [Allegheny County].
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Edgewater is located in Sumter County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Edgewater.
    • Tennessee
      • Rhea County
      • This Edgewater is located in Rhea County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Edgewater.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Edgewater is located in Washington County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Edgewater.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Edgewater [King County].
      • Snohomish County
      • This Edgewater is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,417 miles [3,889.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Edgewater.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Edgewater [Fayette County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Sawyer County
      • This Edgewater is located in Sawyer County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sawyer County community of Edgewater.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewater ...

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.

  • Cedar Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
    • Cedar Park is located in Hampton City
  • Chapel Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
    • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
  • Earness
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earness have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earness
    • Earness is located in Poquoson City
  • Fox Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
    • Fox Hill is located in Hampton City
  • Grand View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Grand View is located in Hampton City
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Holiday Park is located in Hampton City
  • Lynnhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
    • Lynnhaven is located in Hampton City
  • Messick ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Messick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
    • Messick is located in Poquoson City
  • Odd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
    • Odd is located in Poquoson City

How Far From Edgewater to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Edgewater to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Edgewater to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgewater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Edgewater 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Edgewater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0758, Longitude: -76.2997       In this case, the coordinates for Edgewater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Edgewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Edgewater 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 307.569 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.795 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.106 degrees.









 

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