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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 Edenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edenville 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 Edenville:
    • 43.799470, -84.381669
    • 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 Edenville
  • 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 Midland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Midland County
    • Since Edenville is near Gladwin County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Edenville

Communities Also Named Edenville ...

We found five communities that are also named Edenville.

Within Michigan, the name Edenville is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Marshall County
      • This Edenville is located in Marshall County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edenville that is located in Midland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Edenville.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Edenville is located in Orange County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Edenville that is located in Midland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Edenville.
    • Ohio
      • Wyandot County
      • This Edenville is located in Wyandot County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Edenville that is located in Midland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Edenville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Franklin County
      • This Edenville is located in Franklin County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Edenville that is located in Midland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Edenville.
    • Texas
      • Hale County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hale County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Edenville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edenville ...

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.

  • Bombay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bombay is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dice Corners
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dice Corners is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Corners
  • Duel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Duel is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
  • Floyd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Floyd is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Francis Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Francis Grove is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Grove
  • Highwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lyle is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Wise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wise is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

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

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

  • Midland, which is the Seat of Midland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Edenville to Midland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Edenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Edenville 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 Edenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7995, Longitude: -84.3817       In this case, the coordinates for Edenville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.233 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.109 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.325 degrees.