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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 Edison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edison 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 Edison:
- 40.520982, -74.412867
- 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 Edison
- 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 Edison is near Somerset County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Edison
Communities Also Named Edison ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Edison.
There is one other community in New Jersey that is also named Edison.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Sussex County
- This Edison is located in Sussex County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Edison.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Edison is located in Kern County and lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km]<1> to the west of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Edison.
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Edison [El Paso County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Edison is located in Hillsborough County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Edison.
- Georgia
- Calhoun County
- This Edison is located in Calhoun County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Edison.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Edison is located in Cook County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Edison.
- Iowa
- Pottawattamie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Edison [Pottawattamie County].
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Edison is located in Crawford County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the west of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Edison.
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Edison [Wayne County].
- Nebraska
- Furnas County
- This Edison is located in Furnas County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<1> to the west of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Furnas County community of Edison.
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This Edison is located in Morrow County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Edison.
- Ontario
- This Edison lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Edison is located in Bucks County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Edison.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Edison is located in Gibson County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Edison.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Edison [Pierce County].
- Skagit County
- This Edison is located in Skagit County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Edison.
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This Edison is located in Mercer County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edison that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Edison.
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Edison [Carbon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edison ...
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.
- Clara Barton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
- Greensand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greensand is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensand
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Martins Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Nixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Oak Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Tree is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Possumtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Possumtown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown
- Pumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randolphville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Society Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Valentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valentine is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Edison 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 Edison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edison and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Edison to Trenton, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Edison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Edison 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. |
| <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 Edison 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 Edison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5210, Longitude: -74.4129 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.204 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.926 degrees. |
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