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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 Edgemoor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgemoor 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 Edgemoor:
    • 48.708163, -122.508225
    • 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 Edgemoor
  • 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 Whatcom County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whatcom County
    • Since Edgemoor is near Skagit County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan 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 Edgemoor

Communities Also Named Edgemoor ...

We found seven communities that are also named Edgemoor.

Within Washington, the name Edgemoor is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Edgemoor is located in New Castle County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemoor that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Edgemoor.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Edgemoor is located in Gwinnett County and lies 2,202 miles [3,543.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Edgemoor that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Edgemoor.
    • Indiana
      • Lake 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 Indiana community of Edgemoor [Lake County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Edgemoor is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,320 miles [3,733.7 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemoor that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Edgemoor.
    • South Carolina
      • Chester County
      • This Edgemoor is located in Chester County and lies 2,307 miles [3,712.8 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemoor that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Edgemoor.
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Edgemoor is located in Anderson County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemoor that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Edgemoor.
    • Virginia
      • Newport News City
      • This Edgemoor is located in Newport News City and lies 2,411 miles [3,880.1 km]<1> to the east of the Edgemoor that is located in Whatcom County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Edgemoor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgemoor ...

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.

  • Alderwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
  • Birchwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Chuckanut
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
  • Chuckanut Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
  • Dewey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewey is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Fairhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Forest Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Happy Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Silver Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach

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

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

  • Bellingham, which is the Seat of Whatcom County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Edgemoor to Olympia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edgemoor) 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 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 Edgemoor 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 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 Edgemoor 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 Edgemoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7082, Longitude: -122.5082       In this case, the coordinates for Edgemoor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.067 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.709 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.788 degrees.