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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 Evant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evant 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 Evant:
- 31.477737, -98.151828
- 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 Evant
- 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 Coryell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coryell County
- Since Evant is near Hamilton County and also Lampasas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lampasas 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 Evant
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evant ...
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.
- Aleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aleman is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aleman
- Bee House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ireland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Parsley Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parsley Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Crossing
- Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vista is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
How Far From Evant 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 town such as Evant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Evant and extending to:
- Gatesville, which is the Seat of Coryell County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Evant to Gatesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,838 miles [12,614 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Evant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Evant 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 Evant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4777, Longitude: -98.1518 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.185 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.395 degrees. |
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