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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 Edmund, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edmund 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 Edmund:
- 42.967478, -90.264783
- 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 Edmund
- 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 Iowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa County
- Since Edmund is near Grant County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Edmund
Communities Also Named Edmund ...
We found one communities that are also named Edmund.
Within Wisconsin, the name Edmund is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Edmund in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Edmund is located in Lexington County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the southeast of the Edmund that is located in Iowa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Edmund.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edmund ...
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.
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
- Leslie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slateford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slateford is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Wyoming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
How Far From Edmund 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 Edmund to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edmund and extending to:
- Dodgeville, which is the Seat of Iowa County, lies just to the East.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Edmund to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edmund) 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 Edmund 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 Edmund. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9675, Longitude: -90.2648 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.205 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.502 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.589 degrees. |
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