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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 Edina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edina 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 Edina:
- 44.889700, -93.350128
- 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 Edina
- 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 Hennepin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- Since Edina is near Scott County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Edina
Communities Also Named Edina ...
We found two communities that are also named Edina.
Within Minnesota, the name Edina is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Knox County
- This Edina is located in Knox County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the south of the Edina that is located in Hennepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Edina.
- Quebec
- This Edina lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the east of the Edina that is located in Hennepin County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edina ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Crystal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deephaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eden Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Lake is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
- Golden Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Groveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Medicine Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Farms is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Farms
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robbinsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Edina 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 city such as Edina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edina and extending to:
- Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Hennepin County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Edina to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edina) 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 Edina 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 Edina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8897, Longitude: -93.3501 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.356 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.71 degrees. |
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