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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 Edinburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edinburg 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Edinburg

Communities Also Named Edinburg ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Edinburg.

There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Edinburg.

Beyond Missouri, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Scotland County
      • This Edinburg is located in Scotland County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Edinburg.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Elbert 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 Georgia community of Edinburg [Elbert County].
    • Illinois
      • Christian County
      • This Edinburg is located in Christian County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Edinburg.
    • Iowa
      • Jones County
      • This Edinburg is located in Jones County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Edinburg.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Edinburg is located in Penobscot County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Edinburg.
    • Mississippi
      • Leake County
      • This Edinburg is located in Leake County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Edinburg.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Edinburg is located in Mercer County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the east of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Edinburg.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Edinburg is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Edinburg.
    • North Dakota
      • Walsh County
      • This Edinburg is located in Walsh County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Edinburg.
    • 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
      • Lawrence County
      • This Edinburg is located in Lawrence County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the east of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Edinburg.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Edinburg.
    • Virginia
      • Shenandoah County
      • This Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the east of the Edinburg that is located in Grundy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Edinburg.

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)
    • Alpha is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Blake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blake is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Bolton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Buttsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Buttsville is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttsville
  • Farmersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmersville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Hickory Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Lock Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Melbourne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Melbourne is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Silverleaf
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Silverleaf is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf

How Far From Edinburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Edinburg to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edinburg) 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 Edinburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Edinburg 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.477 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.719 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.025 degrees.