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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evans 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:
    • 33.537086, -82.128234
    • 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 Evans
  • 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 Evans ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Evans.

Within Georgia, the name Evans is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Evans [Hale County].
    • Arkansas
      • Ouachita County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Evans [Ouachita County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Evans lies 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Evans is located in Weld County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Evans.
    • Idaho
      • Cassia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Evans [Cassia County].
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • This Evans is located in Logan County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Evans.
      • Marshall County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Evans [Marshall County].
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Evans is located in Mahaska County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Evans.
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Evans [Chase County].
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Evans [Letcher County].
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Evans is located in Vernon Parish and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the west of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Evans.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Evans is located in Kent County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Evans.
    • Minnesota
      • Faribault County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Evans [Faribault County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Evans is located in Yazoo County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<2> to the west of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Evans.
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Evans is located in Douglas County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Evans.
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • This Evans is located in Cascade County and lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Evans.
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Evans.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Evans lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<2> to the northeast of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Evans [Erie County].
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Evans [Chatham County].
    • Oklahoma
      • McIntosh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Evans [McIntosh County].
    • Oregon
      • Wallowa County
      • This Evans is located in Wallowa County and lies 2,032 miles [3,270.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Evans.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Evans is located in Fayette County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Evans.
    • South Carolina
      • Chester County
      • This Evans is located in Chester County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Evans.
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This Evans is located in Cass County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the west of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Evans.
      • Hardeman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Evans [Hardeman County].
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Evans is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Evans.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This Evans is located in Stevens County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Evans.
      • Walla Walla County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Evans [Walla Walla County].
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This Evans is located in Jackson County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the north of the Evans that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Evans.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evans ...

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.

  • Arrow Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
    • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Columbia County
  • Chimney Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
    • Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County
  • Creek View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
    • Creek View is located in Columbia County
  • Evans Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
    • Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
  • Fernbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
    • Fernbrook is located in Columbia County
  • Forest Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
    • Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Foxhall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
    • Foxhall is located in Richmond County
  • Furys Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furys Ferry
    • Furys Ferry is located in Columbia County
  • Glennwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glennwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
    • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
  • Hillbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
    • Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lake Royal
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
      • Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
    • Lulaville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Maple Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
      • Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Martinez
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <5>
    • Maysville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Columbia County
    • Meadowview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
      • Meadowview is located in Columbia County
    • Memory Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Quail Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
      • Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Ridge Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
      • Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
    • Ridge Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
      • Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
    • Ropers Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ropers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
      • Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
    • Sweetbriar
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
      • Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County

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

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

  • Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Evans to Appling, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyga.gov/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Evans 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Evans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5371, Longitude: -82.1282    
<3>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 Evans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Evans 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 310.937 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.132 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.471 degrees.









 

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