Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edwardsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edwardsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edwardsville
- 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 Edwardsville:
- 38.811314, -89.955666
- 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 Edwardsville
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Edwardsville is near Saint Clair County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Edwardsville ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Edwardsville.
Within Illinois, the name Edwardsville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cleburne County
- This Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the southeast of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Edwardsville.
- Coffee County
- This Edwardsville is located in Coffee County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the south southeast of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Edwardsville.
- Etowah County
- This Edwardsville is located in Etowah County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the southeast of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Edwardsville.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Edwardsville is located in Kent County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Edwardsville.
- Georgia
- Fulton 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 Georgia community of Edwardsville [Fulton County].
- Indiana
- Floyd County
- This Edwardsville is located in Floyd County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Edwardsville.
- Kansas
- Wyandotte County
- This Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Edwardsville.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Edwardsville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Edwardsville.
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Edwardsville [Surry County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Edwardsville lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Edwardsville.
- Warren County
- This Edwardsville is located in Warren County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the east of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Edwardsville.
- Oklahoma
- Edwardsville #
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Edwardsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Edwardsville.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Edwardsville is located in Fauquier County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the east of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Edwardsville.
- Northumberland County
- This Edwardsville is located in Northumberland County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the east of the Edwardsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Edwardsville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edwardsville ...
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.
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Chinatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Donkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Fruit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Glen Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
- Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <5>
- Glen Carbon Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon Crossing
- Glen Carbon Crossing is located in Madison County
- Holiday Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
- Ivy Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Heights
- Ivy Heights is located in Madison County
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Maple
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Maryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Maryville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <5>
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
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- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County
- Wanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Wood River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
- Wood River is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <5>
- Mitchell
How Far From Edwardsville 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 city such as Edwardsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edwardsville and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Edwardsville to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Edwardsville: www.cityofedwardsville.com/
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edwardsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edwardsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8113, Longitude: -89.9557 |
| <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 Edwardsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Edwardsville 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Edwardsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.92 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.604 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.492 degrees. |