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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 Edwina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edwina 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 Edwina:
- 39.715662, -81.155752
- 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 Edwina
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Edwina is near Noble County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Edwina
Communities Also Named Edwina ...
We found one communities that are also named Edwina.
Within Ohio, the name Edwina is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Edwina in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This Edwina is located in Cocke County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Edwina that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Edwina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edwina ...
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.
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranenest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cranenest is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranenest
- Decker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Hartshorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hope Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hope Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ridge
- Jacobsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
How Far From Edwina 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 Edwina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edwina and extending to:
- Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Edwina to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Edwina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Edwina 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 Edwina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7157, Longitude: -81.1558 In this case, the coordinates for Edwina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.333 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.342 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.201 degrees. |
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