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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 Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evergreen Mills 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 Mills:
    • 39.017609, -77.574992
    • 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 Mills
  • 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Since Evergreen Mills is near Montgomery County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evergreen Mills ...

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.

  • Butler
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Butler is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Circleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Circleville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Edwards Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
  • Fox Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Chase is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • German
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • German is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
  • Gilberts Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
  • Graves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Graves is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
  • Hughesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughesville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Leesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Washington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
  • Marble Quarry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Potomac Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Potomac Crossing is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Crossing
    • Royville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Royville is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
    • Stoke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoke is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
    • Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
    • University Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • University Center is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center

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

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

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the North.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Evergreen Mills 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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The 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 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Evergreen Mills) 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 Evergreen Mills 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 Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0176, Longitude: -77.5750       In this case, the coordinates for Evergreen Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.20 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.811 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.895 degrees.