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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 Evansville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evansville 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 Evansville:
    • 39.449759, -92.302401
    • 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 Evansville
  • 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 Evansville ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Evansville.

There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Evansville.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 27 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Buchanan County
      • This Evansville is located in Buchanan County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Evansville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This Evansville is located in Chambers County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Evansville.
      • Hale County
      • This Evansville is located in Hale County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the south southeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Evansville.
    • Alaska
      • This Evansville lies 2,921 miles [4,700.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Evansville is located in Washington County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Evansville.
    • California
      • Butte County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Evansville [Butte County].
    • Colorado
      • Rio Grande County
      • This Evansville is located in Rio Grande County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Grande County community of Evansville.
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Evansville is located in Troup County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Evansville.
    • Illinois
      • Randolph County
      • This Evansville is located in Randolph County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Evansville.
    • Indiana
      • Vanderburgh County
      • This Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vanderburgh County community of Evansville.
    • Kansas
      • Comanche County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Evansville [Comanche County].
      • Doniphan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Evansville [Doniphan County].
    • Minnesota
      • Douglas County
      • This Evansville is located in Douglas County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Evansville.
    • Mississippi
      • Tate County
      • This Evansville is located in Tate County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Evansville.
      • Tunica County
      • This Evansville is located in Tunica County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the south southeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Evansville.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Evansville [Washington County].
    • Ohio
      • Putnam County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Evansville [Putnam County].
      • Trumbull County
      • This Evansville is located in Trumbull County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Evansville.
    • Ontario
      • This Evansville lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Evansville [Linn County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Evansville is located in Berks County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Evansville.
      • Columbia County
      • This Evansville is located in Columbia County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the east northeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Evansville.
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This Evansville is located in Dyer County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Evansville.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • This Evansville is located in Orleans County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Evansville.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Evansville is located in King County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Evansville.
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This Evansville is located in Preston County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the east of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Evansville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Rock County
      • This Evansville is located in Rock County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Evansville.
    • Wyoming
      • Natrona County
      • This Evansville is located in Natrona County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evansville that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natrona County community of Evansville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evansville ...

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.

  • Ash
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Ash is located in Monroe County
  • Cairo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Clark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Enterprise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Shelby County
  • Holliday
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
    • Holliday is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Huntsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <6>
  • Maud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Shelby County
  • Snow ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Snow is located in Macon County
  • Tulip
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Tulip is located in Audrain County
  • Woodlawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Monroe County

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

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

  • Paris, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Evansville to Paris, with an average speed<7> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Evansville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evansville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4498, Longitude: -92.3024       In this case, the coordinates for Evansville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Evansville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Evansville 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Evansville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.505 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.515 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.473 degrees.