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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 Edwardsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville:
    • 44.522283, -75.593008
    • 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 Edwardsville
  • 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 Edwardsville ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Edwardsville.

Within New York, the name Edwardsville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cleburne County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Edwardsville.
      • Coffee County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Coffee County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the southwest of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Edwardsville.
      • Etowah County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Etowah County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the southwest of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Edwardsville.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Kent County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the south of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Edwardsville.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton 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 Edwardsville [Fulton County].
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Madison County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Edwardsville.
    • Indiana
      • Floyd County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Floyd County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Edwardsville.
    • Kansas
      • Wyandotte County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Edwardsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Surry 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 North Carolina community of Edwardsville [Surry County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Edwardsville lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Edwardsville.
      • Warren County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Warren County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Edwardsville.
    • Oklahoma
      • Edwardsville #
      • 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 Oklahoma community of Edwardsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the south of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Edwardsville.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Fauquier County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Edwardsville.
      • Northumberland County
      • This Edwardsville is located in Northumberland County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the south of the Edwardsville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Edwardsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edwardsville ...

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.

  • Cedars
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
    • Cedars is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Edgewater Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Fernbank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
  • Flanders Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Heights
  • Golf Side Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Side Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Side Gardens
  • Hillcrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lost Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Village
    • Lost Village is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Loyalist Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalist Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalist Park
  • Pope Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
    • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Ruby Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Corner
    • Ruby Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Terrace Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
    • Terrace Park is located in Saint Lawrence County

How Far From Edwardsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Edwardsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edwardsville and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Edwardsville to Canton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,204 miles [6,765.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edwardsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Edwardsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edwardsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5223, Longitude: -75.5930       In this case, the coordinates for Edwardsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Edwardsville, 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 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 Edwardsville 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>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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.
<7>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 Edwardsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.476 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.739 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.642 degrees.




 

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