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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 Edinburgh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edinburgh and the surrounding area.
- 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 Edinburgh:
- 39.352343, -85.967755
- 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 Edinburgh
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Edinburgh is near Bartholomew County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartholomew County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Edinburgh
Communities Also Named Edinburgh ...
We found four communities that are also named Edinburgh.
Within Indiana, the name Edinburgh is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Edinburgh is located in Montgomery County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the east of the Edinburgh that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Edinburgh.
- North Carolina
- Hoke County
- This Edinburgh is located in Hoke County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Edinburgh that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Edinburgh.
- Ohio
- Wayne County
- This Edinburgh is located in Wayne County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edinburgh that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Edinburgh.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Edinburgh is located in Richland County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Edinburgh that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Edinburgh.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edinburgh ...
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.
- Corn Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cuba is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock Park is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Park
- Forest Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Kansas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Lewis Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Pleasant View Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Sweetwater Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater Lake is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Lake
How Far From Edinburgh 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 town such as Edinburgh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edinburgh and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edinburgh to Franklin, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Edinburgh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Edinburgh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edinburgh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3523, Longitude: -85.9678 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.353 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.495 degrees. |
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