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Life At and Around Edgewater: Onancock, Norfolk, and Onley
Surrounded by traditional small towns, winding back roads, and thousands of acres of wildlife refuges, Edgewater provides a quiet, oceanfront lifestyle with easy access to the best activities the Eastern Shore has to offer.
Birding: Because of its unique weather and wind patterns, the Eastern Shore is one of the best birding locations in the entire United States. When you live at Edgewater, you'll have a front-porch view of ospreys diving for their ocean prey, snow geese migrating down the Eastern Seaboard, or red-tail hawks soaring high above the peninsula. The nearby Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge provides almost 1,400 acres of tourable habitat, and the Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge offers guided tours for most of the year. The annual Birding and Wildlife Festival, which takes place in early October each year, celebrates the fall migration with wildlife exhibits, activity programs, and birding workshops.
Boating: In addition to the boat basin and boat launch right at Edgewater, the surrounding area also offers numerous opportunities for maritime adventure. Over 30 public boat ramps, including the Wachapreague Town Dock in nearby Wachapreague, provide access to the Atlantic Ocean or Chesapeake Bay. Once on the water, explore numerous harbors, coves, or even the Assateague Island wild ponies.
Local Seafood: Virginia's Eastern Shore is home to some of the best and freshest seafood on the east coast. Perhaps the most popular local seafood item is blue crab, a species unique to the western Atlantic Ocean. You can experience this savory crustacean and other seafood at the annual Seafood Festival on Chincoteague Island. A number of area restaurants in nearby Onley or Onancock also serve crab, clams, mussels, trout, flounder, and a variety of other local seafood.
