Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Evansport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evansport and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Evansport

• 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 Evansport:
  • 41.426162, -84.396338
  • 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 Evansport

• 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 Defiance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance County
  • Since Evansport is near Williams County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Evansport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evansport ...

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.

• Bryan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bryan is located in Williams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
• Defiance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <1>
• Domerville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Domerville is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domerville
• Freedom ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Freedom is located in Williams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Williams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Independence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Jewell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jewell is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Lock Port
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lock Port is located in Williams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Port
• Moats
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moats is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
• Willow Glenn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Willow Glenn is located in Williams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glenn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Evansport and extending to:

• Defiance, which is the Seat of Defiance County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Evansport to Defiance, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 425 miles [684 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'