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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 38.004240, -85.984686
    • 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 Landing
  • 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 Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name Evans Landing.

Within Indiana, the name Evans Landing is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Evans Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Bonner County
      • This Evans Landing is located in Bonner County and lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Evans Landing that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner 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.

  • Cedar Farm Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farm Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm Landing
    • Cedar Farm Landing is located in Harrison County
  • Fishtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
    • Fishtown is located in Harrison County
  • Happy Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
    • Happy Hollow is located in Harrison County
  • Howard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
  • Hughes Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
    • Hughes Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Lickskillet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Lickskillet is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Meadow Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
    • Meadow Lawn is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Rock Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
    • Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Rosewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Rosewood is located in Harrison County
  • Tobacco Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobacco Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Landing
    • Tobacco Landing is located in Harrison County

How Far From Evans Landing 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 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:

  • Corydon, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Evans Landing to Corydon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 from Point A (ie- Evans Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evans Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0042, Longitude: -85.9847       In this case, the coordinates for Evans Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.35 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.539 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.873 degrees.




 

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