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

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • 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:
    • eBird sighting report for Valley County
    • Since Edwardsburg is near Idaho County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Edwardsburg ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Valley County
  • Clover ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Valley County
  • Cross Trails
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Trails
    • Cross Trails is located in Idaho County
  • Dixie
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Fourway Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourway Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway Junction
    • Fourway Junction is located in Idaho County
  • Jim Moore Place
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Moore Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Moore Place
    • Jim Moore Place is located in Idaho County
  • Midnight
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midnight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
    • Midnight is located in Valley County
  • Yellow Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Edwardsburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<4> 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 City, 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edwardsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Edwardsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edwardsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1184, Longitude: -115.3249    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Edwardsburg 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 335.004 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.446 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.477 degrees.









 

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