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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Eden Park. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eden Park to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eden Park, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Eden Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Eden Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Eden Park is historic, it would have been located within present day Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Putnam & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Eden Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eden Park:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Eden Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Harts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wewanta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Alkol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Hamlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- West Hamlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- East ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Layville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Dodson Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
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- Morrisvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Turtle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Havana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Boone County
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- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Harless
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Hewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
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- Horse Creek Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Salt Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sarah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
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- Fudges Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Melissa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Barboursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Culloden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Ona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Yates Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Hodges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Reid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Tornado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rock Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Sattes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Dunbar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nitro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Big Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Whirlwind
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Chapmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Troy Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Peach Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Thompson Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- West Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Dingess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Greyeagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delbarton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chattaroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Musick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Red Jacket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Sprigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Hurricane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Teays Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Scott Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Cove Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Nestlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Wilsondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Dunlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Armilda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Effie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Echo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Durbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Clifford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Louisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Peach Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Ben Bow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Potters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Hode
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Beauty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Inez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Debord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- South Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Toler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buskirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Forest Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hardy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- McCarr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Proctorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chesapeake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eden Park, see our County-by-County Page for Eden Park.
Cemeteries Near Eden Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eden Park.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Eden Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eden Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brumfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maynard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brumfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (934 more) ...
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rakes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Eden Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eden Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eden Park, with the one closest to Eden Park listed first.
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Cove Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Spurlockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Chapmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Kiahsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Gilkerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilkerson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkerson
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Griffithsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Sweetland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hamlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ferguson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Dunlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eden Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eden Park.
Newspapers Published in Eden Park ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eden Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eden Park, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eden Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Eden Park:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Wayne County
- Boyd County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eden Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eden Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |