Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Evansville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evansville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Evansville
- 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 Evansville:
- 39.333151, -79.868681
- 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 Evansville
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Evansville is near Taylor County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Evansville ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Evansville.
Within West Virginia, the name Evansville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This Evansville is located in Chambers County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Evansville.
- Hale County
- This Evansville is located in Hale County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the southwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Evansville.
- Alaska
- This Evansville lies 3,263 miles [5,251.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Evansville is located in Washington County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Evansville.
- California
- Butte 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 California community of Evansville [Butte County].
- Colorado
- Rio Grande County
- This Evansville is located in Rio Grande County and lies 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km]<1> to the west of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Grande County community of Evansville.
- Georgia
- Troup County
- This Evansville is located in Troup County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Evansville.
- Illinois
- Randolph County
- This Evansville is located in Randolph County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Evansville.
- Indiana
- Vanderburgh County
- This Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the west of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vanderburgh County community of Evansville.
- Kansas
- Comanche 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 Kansas community of Evansville [Comanche County].
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Evansville [Doniphan County].
- Minnesota
- Douglas County
- This Evansville is located in Douglas County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Evansville.
- Mississippi
- Tate County
- This Evansville is located in Tate County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Evansville.
- Tunica County
- This Evansville is located in Tunica County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km] to the west southwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Evansville.
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This Evansville is located in Buchanan County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Evansville.
- Monroe County
- This Evansville is located in Monroe County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km] to the west of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Evansville.
- New York
- Washington 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 New York community of Evansville [Washington County].
- Ohio
- Putnam 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 Ohio community of Evansville [Putnam County].
- Trumbull County
- This Evansville is located in Trumbull County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Evansville.
- Ontario
- This Evansville lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- Oregon
- Linn 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 Oregon community of Evansville [Linn County].
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Evansville is located in Berks County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Evansville.
- Columbia County
- This Evansville is located in Columbia County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Evansville.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Evansville is located in Dyer County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Evansville.
- Vermont
- Orleans County
- This Evansville is located in Orleans County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Evansville.
- Washington
- King County
- This Evansville is located in King County and lies 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Evansville.
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- This Evansville is located in Rock County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Evansville.
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- This Evansville is located in Natrona County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evansville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natrona County community of Evansville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evansville ...
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.
- Chestnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Dent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Fellowsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowsville
- Fellowsville is located in Preston County
- Hardman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Israel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Knottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Maple Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Scotch Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Preston County
How Far From Evansville 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 Evansville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Evansville and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Evansville to Kingwood, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Evansville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Evansville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evansville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3332, Longitude: -79.8687 In this case, the coordinates for Evansville 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 Evansville, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Evansville 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Evansville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.56 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.405 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.766 degrees. |