Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Evelyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evelyn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Evelyn
- 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 Evelyn:
- 32.307093, -95.532736
- 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 Evelyn
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Evelyn is near Van Zandt County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Zandt County
- eBird sighting report for Smith 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Evelyn ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Evelyn.
Within Texas, the name Evelyn is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Evelyn lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Evelyn that is located in Henderson County.
- California
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Macon County
- Although located in Macon County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Evelyn.
- Ontario
- This Evelyn lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Evelyn that is located in Henderson County.
- South Dakota
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Evelyn [Greenbrier County].
- Wirt County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Evelyn [Wirt County].
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evelyn ...
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.
- Coffee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Flint is located in Smith County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <4>
- Hide-A-Way Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide-A-Way Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Lake
- Hide-A-Way Lake is located in Smith County
- Hideaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Leagueville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Lee Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Mars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - New Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Smith County
- Noonday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Swan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Teaselville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Henderson County
- Wood Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs
- Wood Springs is located in Smith County
How Far From Evelyn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Evelyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Evelyn and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Evelyn to Athens, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Evelyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Evelyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evelyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3071, Longitude: -95.5327 In this case, the coordinates for Evelyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Evelyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Evelyn 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Evelyn 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 319.044 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.374 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.154 degrees. |