Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Everman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Everman and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Everman

• 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 Everman:
  • 32.629604, -97.283139
  • 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 Everman

• 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 Tarrant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
  • Since Everman is near Johnson County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis 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 Everman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Everman ...

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.

• Cross Timber
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• Edgecliff Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
• Happy Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Happy Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Joshua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Joshua is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <1>
• Marystown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Marystown is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Plover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Plover is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
• Sublett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sublett is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
• University Park Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • University Park Village is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park Village
• Valley Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Ridge is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
• Wooded Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wooded Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Everman and extending to:

• Fort Worth, which is the Seat of Tarrant County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Everman to Fort Worth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'