Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edison and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edison
- 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 Edison:
- 35.347509, -118.871999
- 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 Edison
- 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 Kern County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kern 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Edison ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Edison.
Within California, the name Edison is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Edison is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Edison that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Edison.
- Sussex County
- This Edison is located in Sussex County and lies 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km] to the east northeast of the Edison that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Edison.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Edison lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Edison that is located in Kern County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Pierce 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 Washington community of Edison [Pierce County].
- Skagit County
- This Edison is located in Skagit County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<2> to the north of the Edison that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Edison.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edison ...
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.
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Kern County
- Harpertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
- Harpertown is located in Kern County
- Mitchells Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corner
- Mitchells Corner is located in Kern County
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Oildale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oildale
- Oildale is located in Kern County
- Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pumpkin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
- Rock Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Kern County
- Weedpatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedpatch
- Weedpatch is located in Kern County
How Far From Edison 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 Edison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edison and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Edison to Bakersfield, with an average speed<4> 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 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,268 miles [13,306.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Edison 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. |
| <2> | 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- Edison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3475, Longitude: -118.8720 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Edison to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.94 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.077 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.014 degrees. |