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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:
- 40.167975, -92.173226
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Edina is near Adair County and also Scotland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland 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 Missouri, the name Edina is unique.
Beyond Missouri, 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 ...
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Edina is located in Hennepin County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north of the Edina that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Edina.
- Quebec
- This Edina lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edina that is located in Knox 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.
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Forest Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Hazelville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
- Hedge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Milltown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Novelty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paultown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paultown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paultown
- Paultown has also been known as:
- Paulville
- Sand Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
How Far From Edina 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 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:
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Edina to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 809 miles [1,302 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 40.1680, Longitude: -92.1732 In this case, the coordinates for Edina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.251 degrees. |
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