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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 Evington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evington 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 Evington:
    • 37.233756, -79.289469
    • 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 Evington
  • 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Since Evington is near Bedford County and also Lynchburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
  • 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 Evington

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evington ...

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.

  • Brush Tavern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
  • Deer Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Forest Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest Park is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Green Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Meadows is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Landmark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Landmark is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Lawyers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
  • Lynch Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Sunny Banks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
  • Tanglewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tanglewood is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Timberlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Whetstone Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Woodlawn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Yellow Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Evington and extending to:

  • Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Evington to Rustburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Evington 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 Evington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2338, Longitude: -79.2895       In this case, the coordinates for Evington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.29 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.782 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.248 degrees.