Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edgerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgerton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edgerton
- 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 Edgerton:
- 39.502186, -94.628992
- 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 Edgerton
- 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 Platte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Platte County
- Since Edgerton is near Clinton County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Edgerton ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Edgerton.
Within Missouri, the name Edgerton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Edgerton lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgerton that is located in Platte County.
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgerton ...
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.
- Dearborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Dearborn is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <4>
- Faucett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
- Faucett is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <4>
- Hoover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Starfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <4>
- Willow Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
How Far From Edgerton 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 Edgerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgerton and extending to:
- Platte City, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edgerton to Platte City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east (E). 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 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Edgerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5022, Longitude: -94.6290 In this case, the coordinates for Edgerton 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Edgerton 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Edgerton 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 319.088 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.349 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.608 degrees. |