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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 Evergreen Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evergreen Village 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 Evergreen Village:
    • 41.243611, -81.228889
    • 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 Evergreen Village
  • 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
    • Since Evergreen Village is near Geauga County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Evergreen Village

Communities Also Named Evergreen Village ...

We found four communities that are also named Evergreen Village.

Within Ohio, the name Evergreen Village is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Woodbury County
      • This Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evergreen Village that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Evergreen Village.
    • Minnesota
      • Benton County
      • This Evergreen Village is located in Benton County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evergreen Village that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Evergreen Village.
      • Stearns County
      • This Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the west northwest of the Evergreen Village that is located in Portage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Evergreen Village.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Evergreen Village lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Evergreen Village that is located in Portage County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evergreen Village ...

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.

  • Black Horse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Black Horse is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
  • Brady Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brady Lake is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
    • Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
  • Drakesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Drakesburg is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
  • Earlville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Earlville is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Freedom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Freedom is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Freedom Dam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Freedom Dam is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Dam
  • Freedom Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Freedom Station is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
  • Greenleafs Corners ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenleafs Corners is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafs Corners
  • Hamlet Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hamlet Park is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Park
  • Julia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Julia is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
  • Silo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silo is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
  • Twin Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

  • Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Evergreen Village to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Evergreen Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Evergreen Village 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 Evergreen Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2436, Longitude: -81.2289       In this case, the coordinates for Evergreen Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.315 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.552 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.698 degrees.