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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 Evans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evans 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 Evans:
    • 34.669862, -81.190645
    • 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
  • 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 Evans ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Evans.

Within South Carolina, the name Evans is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Evans [Hale County].
    • Arkansas
      • Ouachita County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Evans [Ouachita County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Evans lies 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Evans is located in Weld County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Evans.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Evans is located in Columbia County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Evans.
    • Idaho
      • Cassia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Evans [Cassia County].
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • This Evans is located in Logan County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Evans.
      • Marshall County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Evans [Marshall County].
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Evans is located in Mahaska County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Evans.
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Evans [Chase County].
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Evans [Letcher County].
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Evans is located in Vernon Parish and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Evans.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Evans is located in Kent County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Evans.
    • Minnesota
      • Faribault County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Evans [Faribault County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Evans is located in Yazoo County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the west of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Evans.
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Evans is located in Douglas County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Evans.
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • This Evans is located in Cascade County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Evans.
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Evans.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Evans lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Evans [Erie County].
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Evans [Chatham County].
    • Oklahoma
      • McIntosh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Evans [McIntosh County].
    • Oregon
      • Wallowa County
      • This Evans is located in Wallowa County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Evans.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Evans is located in Fayette County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Evans.
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This Evans is located in Cass County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the west of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Evans.
      • Hardeman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Evans [Hardeman County].
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Evans is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Evans.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This Evans is located in Stevens County and lies 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Evans.
      • Walla Walla County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Evans [Walla Walla County].
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This Evans is located in Jackson County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the north of the Evans that is located in Chester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Evans.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evans ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Chester County
  • Chester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
    • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
  • Mountain Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lakes
    • Mountain Lakes is located in Chester County
  • Quail Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Hollow is located in Chester County
  • Sandy River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
    • Sandy River is located in Chester County
  • Springwood Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Lakes
    • Springwood Lakes is located in Chester County
  • Stringfellow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfellow
    • Stringfellow is located in Chester County
  • Tip Top ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tip Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Tip Top is located in Chester County

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

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

  • Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Evans to Columbia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Evans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Evans 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Evans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6699, Longitude: -81.1906       In this case, the coordinates for Evans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Evans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.419 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.699 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.801 degrees.









 

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