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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 Edmunds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edmunds 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 Edmunds:
- 47.247219, -98.968167
- 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 Edmunds
- 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 Stutsman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stutsman County
- Since Edmunds is near Foster County and also Wells County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Foster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wells 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 Edmunds
Communities Also Named Edmunds ...
We found four communities that are also named Edmunds.
Within North Dakota, the name Edmunds is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Edmunds [Hancock County].
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Edmunds is located in Washington County and lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<2> to the east of the Edmunds that is located in Stutsman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Edmunds.
- Ohio
- Scioto County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Edmunds [Scioto County].
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Edmunds [Gibson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edmunds ...
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.
- Bloom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloom is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Fried
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fried is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fried
- Frontier Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Grace City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
- Spiritwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spiritwood Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
How Far From Edmunds 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 Edmunds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edmunds and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Stutsman County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Edmunds to Jamestown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Edmunds 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edmunds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Edmunds 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 Edmunds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2472, Longitude: -98.9682 In this case, the coordinates for Edmunds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.448 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.181 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.302 degrees. |
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