Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edgewater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewater and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edgewater
- 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 Edgewater:
- 41.983365, -87.663945
- 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 Edgewater
- 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Edgewater is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Edgewater ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Edgewater.
Within Illinois, the name Edgewater is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Edgewater lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Edgewater is located in Broward County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Edgewater.
- Hillsborough County
- This Edgewater is located in Hillsborough County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the south southeast of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Edgewater.
- Volusia County
- This Edgewater is located in Volusia County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the south southeast of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Edgewater.
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Edgewater is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Edgewater.
- Baltimore County
- This Edgewater is located in Baltimore County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km] to the east southeast of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Edgewater.
- Michigan
- Benzie County
- This Edgewater is located in Benzie County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benzie County community of Edgewater.
- Berrien County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Edgewater [Berrien County].
- New Jersey
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Edgewater is located in Cayuga County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the east of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Edgewater.
- Erie County
- This Edgewater is located in Erie County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east northeast of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Edgewater.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Grayson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Edgewater [Grayson County].
- Hampton City
- This Edgewater is located in Hampton City and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Edgewater.
- Norfolk City
- This Edgewater is located in Norfolk City and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east southeast of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Edgewater.
- Washington
- King County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Edgewater [King County].
- Snohomish County
- This Edgewater is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgewater that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Edgewater.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewater ...
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.
- Birchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - California Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
- California Park is located in Cook County
- Cedar Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Cedar Lawn is located in Cook County
- Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
- Ravenswood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Cook County
- Ravenswood Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
- Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
- Ravenswood Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
- Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
- Rogers Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Rogers Park is located in Cook County
- Summerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Summerdale is located in Cook County
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Swedentown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown
- Swedentown is located in Cook County
How Far From Edgewater 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 Edgewater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgewater and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Edgewater to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgewater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edgewater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9834, Longitude: -87.6639 In this case, the coordinates for Edgewater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Edgewater 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. |
| <3> | 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 Edgewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Edgewater to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.456 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.369 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.552 degrees. |