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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 Evans Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evans Place 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 Evans Place:
- 41.059897, -120.229664
- 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 Evans Place
- 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 Lassen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
- Since Evans Place is near Modoc County and also Washoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Modoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe 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 Evans Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evans Place ...
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.
- Christensen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Christensen is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christensen
- Crest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crest is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Eagleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Horse Lake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Horse Lake is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Lake
- Likely
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ravendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reederville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reederville is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reederville
- Sage Hen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sage Hen is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hen
How Far From Evans Place 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 Evans Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Evans Place and extending to:
- Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Evans Place to Susanville, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,928 miles [12,758.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Evans Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Evans Place 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 Evans Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0599, Longitude: -120.2297 In this case, the coordinates for Evans Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.52 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.766 degrees. |
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