Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cowan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cowan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cowan
- 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 Cowan:
- 36.175349, -92.646276
- 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 Cowan
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Cowan is near Searcy County and also Baxter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Searcy County
- eBird sighting report for Baxter 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 Cowan ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Cowan.
Within Arkansas, the name Cowan is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Cowan lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cowan that is located in Marion County.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cowan [Armstrong County].
- Union County
- This Cowan is located in Union County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cowan that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cowan.
- Quebec
- This Cowan lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cowan that is located in Marion County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cowan ...
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.
- George's Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Hand Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hand Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Valley
- Hand Valley is located in Marion County
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Ralph
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Rush ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Tomahawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Turkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Yellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellville
- Yellville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellville <4>
How Far From Cowan 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 Cowan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cowan and extending to:
- Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cowan to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 873 miles [1,405 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,265 miles [8,473.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cowan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Cowan 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. |
| <2> | 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- Cowan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cowan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1753, Longitude: -92.6463 In this case, the coordinates for Cowan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cowan 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 317.538 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.12 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.286 degrees. |