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:
- 40.258493, -74.615926
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Edinburg is near Monmouth County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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.
Within New Jersey, the name Edinburg is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- This Edinburg is located in Grundy County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<2> to the west of the Edinburg that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Edinburg.
- Scotland County
- This Edinburg is located in Scotland County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km] to the west of the Edinburg that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Edinburg.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<1> 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 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Edinburg that is located in Mercer 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.
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Mercer County
- Dutch Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
- Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
- Golden Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
- Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
- Grovers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovers Mill
- Grovers Mill is located in Mercer County
- Hickory Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
- Locust Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
- Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
- Pages Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Post Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
- Post Corner is located in Mercer County
- Princessville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princessville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Quaker Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
- Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Robbinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
- Spring Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
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 Mercer County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). 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 less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn 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: 40.2585, Longitude: -74.6159 |
| <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 306.351 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.907 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.128 degrees. |