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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 Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evans Landing 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 Landing:
- 48.075463, -116.531585
- 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 Landing
- 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 Bonner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bonner County
- Since Evans Landing is near Kootenai County and also Shoshone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shoshone 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 Landing
Communities Also Named Evans Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Evans Landing.
Within Idaho, the name Evans Landing is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Evans Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Harrison County
- This Evans Landing is located in Harrison County and lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Evans Landing that is located in Bonner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Evans Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evans Landing ...
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.
- Blacktail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blacktail is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lignite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lignite is located in Bonner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
- Sandpoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Evans Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Evans Landing and extending to:
- Sandpoint, which is the Seat of Bonner County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Evans Landing to Sandpoint, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,052 miles [3,302.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 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 7,411 miles [11,926.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Landing 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 Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0755, Longitude: -116.5316 In this case, the coordinates for Evans Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.138 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.978 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.943 degrees. |
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