Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Edwardsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edwardsburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Edwardsburg

• 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 Edwardsburg:
  • 45.118375, -115.324884
  • 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 Edwardsburg

• 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 Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valley County
  • Since Edwardsburg is near Idaho County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho 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 Edwardsburg

Communities Also Named Edwardsburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Edwardsburg.

Within Idaho, the name Edwardsburg is unique.

Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Edwardsburg in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Cass County
    • This Edwardsburg is located in Cass County and lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the east of the Edwardsburg that is located in Valley County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Edwardsburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edwardsburg ...

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.

• Big Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Big Creek is located in Valley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Clover ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clover is located in Valley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Cross Trails
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Trails is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Trails
• Dixie
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dixie is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dixie
  • From Edwardsburg to Dixie
• Fourway Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fourway Junction is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway Junction
• Jim Moore Place
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jim Moore Place is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Moore Place
• Midnight
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Midnight is located in Valley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
• Yellow Pine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Pine is located in Valley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Pine <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yellow Pine
  • From Edwardsburg to Yellow Pine

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

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

• Cascade, which is the Seat of Valley County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edwardsburg to Cascade, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 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 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'