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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 Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evergreen Farms 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 Evergreen Farms:
- 38.882335, -77.668326
- 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 Farms
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Evergreen Farms is near Fauquier County and also Prince George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George 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 Farms
Communities Also Named Evergreen Farms ...
We found one communities that are also named Evergreen Farms.
Within Virginia, the name Evergreen Farms is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Evergreen Farms in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Evergreen Farms is located in New Castle County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Evergreen Farms that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Evergreen Farms.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evergreen Farms ...
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.
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crescent is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Haymarket
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Little Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Snow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Waterfall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Waterfall Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
How Far From Evergreen Farms 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 Evergreen Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Evergreen Farms and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Evergreen Farms to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Evergreen Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Farms 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 Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8823, Longitude: -77.6683 In this case, the coordinates for Evergreen Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.264 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.862 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.986 degrees. |
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