Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edinburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edinburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edinburg
- 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 Edinburg:
- 40.081400, -93.693831
- 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 Edinburg
- 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- Since Edinburg is near Harrison County and also Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- eBird sighting report for Daviess 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 Edinburg ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Edinburg.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Edinburg.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Maine
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Edinburg [Delaware County].
- Fulton County
- This community is historic and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Edinburg.
- Portage County
- This Edinburg is located in Portage County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the east of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Edinburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edinburg ...
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.
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Blake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Bolton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Buttsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttsville
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
- Farmersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Lock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Melbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Silverleaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
- Silverleaf is located in Livingston County
How Far From Edinburg 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 Edinburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edinburg and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the East.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Edinburg to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edinburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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- Edinburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edinburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0814, Longitude: -93.6938 In this case, the coordinates for Edinburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Edinburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Edinburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.719 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.025 degrees. |