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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 Edendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edendale and the surrounding area.
- 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 Edendale:
- 37.448549, -120.503805
- 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 Edendale
- 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 Merced County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merced County
- Since Edendale is near Stanislaus County and also Mariposa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa 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 Edendale
Communities Also Named Edendale ...
We found four communities that are also named Edendale.
There are two communities within California that are also named Edendale.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Los Angeles County
- This Edendale is located in Los Angeles County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Edendale that is located in Merced County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Edendale.
- Sonoma County
- This Edendale is located in Sonoma County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edendale that is located in Merced County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Edendale.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Edendale is located in Centre County and lies 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edendale that is located in Merced County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Edendale.
- Washington
- Stevens 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 Washington community of Edendale [Stevens County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edendale ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Arena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arena is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Castle Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Granite Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Irwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Plainsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainsburg is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
How Far From Edendale to ...
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 Edendale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Edendale once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Edendale and extending to:
- Merced, which is the Seat of Merced County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Edendale to Merced, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 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 8,167 miles [13,143.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Edendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Edendale 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 Edendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4485, Longitude: -120.5038 In this case, the coordinates for Edendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.156 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.995 degrees. |
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