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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 Edgewater Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewater Park 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 Edgewater Park:
    • 39.907987, -82.882914
    • 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 Edgewater Park
  • 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 Edgewater Park ...

We found ten communities that share the name Edgewater Park.

Within Ohio, the name Edgewater Park is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Edgewater Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the south of the Edgewater Park that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Edgewater Park.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham 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 Georgia community of Edgewater Park [Chatham County].
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Edgewater Park is located in Harrison County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Edgewater Park that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Edgewater Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east of the Edgewater Park that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Edgewater Park.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Edgewater Park that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Edgewater Park.
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Edgewater Park is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast of the Edgewater Park that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Edgewater Park.
    • Oklahoma
      • Comanche County
      • This Edgewater Park is located in Comanche County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edgewater Park that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Edgewater Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Edgewater Park [Bucks County].
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Edgewater Park that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Edgewater Park.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Edgewater Park is located in King County and lies 2,011 miles [3,236.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgewater Park that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Edgewater Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewater Park ...

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.

  • Big Walnut ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
    • Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
  • Edward ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
    • Edward is located in Franklin County
    • Edward has also been known as:
    • Edwards Station
  • Groveport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
    • Groveport is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <4>
  • Hibernia ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hibernia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
    • Hibernia is located in Franklin County
  • Rose Hill Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
    • Rose Hill Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Roseland ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Franklin County
  • Sharp ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Sharp is located in Franklin County
  • Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
    • Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
  • Wonderland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonderland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
    • Wonderland is located in Franklin County

How Far From Edgewater Park 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 Edgewater Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Edgewater Park to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edgewater Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgewater Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9080, Longitude: -82.8829    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Edgewater Park 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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Edgewater Park 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 311.40 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.585 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.915 degrees.









 

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