Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Evans Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evans Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Evans Mills
- 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 Mills:
- 44.087976, -75.807074
- 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 Mills
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Evans Mills is near Lewis County and also Saint Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evans Mills ...
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.
- Calcium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcium
- Calcium is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calcium <2>
- Douglas Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossing
- Douglas Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Dutch Settlement
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
- Dutch Settlement is located in Jefferson County
- Felts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Mills
- Felts Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felts Mills <2>
- Glen Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Great Bend is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
- Halls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Halls Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Herrings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Orleans Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
- Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
- Reedville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Evans Mills 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 village such as Evans Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Evans Mills and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Evans Mills to Watertown, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,229 miles [6,805.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Evans Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evans Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0880, Longitude: -75.8071 |
| <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 Mills 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 306.665 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.951 degrees. |