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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evergreen Park 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 Park:
    • 34.082930, -81.042869
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Evergreen Park is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Park

Communities Also Named Evergreen Park ...

We found ten communities that are also named Evergreen Park.

Within South Carolina, the name Evergreen Park is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Evergreen Park is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evergreen Park that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Evergreen Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Evergreen Park is located in Cook County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Evergreen Park that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Evergreen Park.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Evergreen Park that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Evergreen Park.
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast of the Evergreen Park that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Evergreen Park.
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Evergreen Park [Ottawa County].
    • Minnesota
      • Pine County
      • This Evergreen Park is located in Pine County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Evergreen Park that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pine County community of Evergreen Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Evergreen Park is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north of the Evergreen Park that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Evergreen Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Evergreen Park is located in Lehigh County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Evergreen Park that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Evergreen Park.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Evergreen Park is located in Weber County and lies 1,734 miles [2,790.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evergreen Park that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Evergreen Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Evergreen Park [Sheboygan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evergreen Park ...

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.

  • Apple Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Booker Washington Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brickyard Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
  • Butchertown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Butchertown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
  • Crane Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Crane Forest is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
  • Cross Roads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Roads is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Dutch Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutch Square is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
  • Dutchbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
  • Elm Abode
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Abode is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Abode
  • Emerald Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
  • Forest Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Trace is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
  • Foxhall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxhall is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Frost
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Frost is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Jiggs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jiggs is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
    • Kingswood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingswood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Meadow Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Munster
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Munster is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Riverbanks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Riverbanks is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks
    • Riverside Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
    • Rockgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rockgate is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate

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

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the south (S).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Evergreen Park to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Evergreen Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Evergreen Park 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0829, Longitude: -81.0429       In this case, the coordinates for Evergreen Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.329 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.51 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.912 degrees.