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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 Edgar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgar 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 Edgar:
- 40.567751, -74.275359
- 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 Edgar
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Edgar is near Union County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Edgar
Communities Also Named Edgar ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Edgar.
Within New Jersey, the name Edgar is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Imperial County
- This Edgar is located in Imperial County and lies 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km]<1> to the west of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Edgar.
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Edgar is located in Putnam County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Edgar.
- Georgia
- Whitfield 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 Edgar [Whitfield County].
- Illinois
- Edgar County
- This Edgar is located in Edgar County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the west of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Edgar.
- Montana
- Carbon County
- This Edgar is located in Carbon County and lies 1,763 miles [2,837.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Edgar.
- Nebraska
- Clay County
- This Edgar is located in Clay County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the west of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Edgar.
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- This Edgar is located in Randolph County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Edgar.
- Ontario
- This Edgar lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Edgar [Elk County].
- Texas
- DeWitt County
- This Edgar is located in DeWitt County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Edgar.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Edgar is located in Caroline County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Edgar.
- West Virginia
- Jackson 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 West Virginia community of Edgar [Jackson County].
- Wisconsin
- Marathon County
- This Edgar is located in Marathon County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgar that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Edgar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgar ...
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.
- Barber
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Chrome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Clara Barton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
- Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Fresh Kills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fresh Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Kills
- Greenridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenridge is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Gulfport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gulfport is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
- Harbor Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harbor Terrace is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Terrace
- Hopelawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Oak Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Tree is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Potters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Princes Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Princes Bay is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
- Pumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sand Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Seaside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seaside is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Valentine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valentine is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Edgar 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 Edgar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgar and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Edgar to New Brunswick, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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- Edgar) 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 Edgar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Edgar 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. |
| <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 Edgar 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 Edgar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5678, Longitude: -74.2754 In this case, the coordinates for Edgar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.118 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.693 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.845 degrees. |
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