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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 Eva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eva 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 Eva:
- 31.429064, -91.787624
- 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 Eva
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
- Since Eva is near Catahoula Parish and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Eva
Communities Also Named Eva ...
We found seven communities that are also named Eva.
Within Louisiana, the name Eva is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Eva is located in Morgan County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eva that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Eva.
- Florida
- Polk County
- This Eva is located in Polk County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eva that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Eva.
- Georgia
- Houston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Eva [Houston County].
- North Carolina
- Perquimans County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Eva [Perquimans County].
- Oklahoma
- Texas County
- This Eva is located in Texas County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eva that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Eva.
- Tennessee
- Benton County
- This Eva is located in Benton County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eva that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Eva.
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- This Eva is located in Ritchie County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eva that is located in Concordia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Eva.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eva ...
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.
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Archie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Book
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Book is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Book
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Elkhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Flowery Mound ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flowery Mound is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Mound
- Frogmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Glasscock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glasscock is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasscock
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Era
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Era is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Security
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Security is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
- Stacy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Utility
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
How Far From Eva 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 Eva to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eva and extending to:
- Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eva to Vidalia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,574 miles [12,189.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Eva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Eva 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 parish. 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Eva 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 Eva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4291, Longitude: -91.7876 In this case, the coordinates for Eva have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.333 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.685 degrees. |
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