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Welcome to Cowan Heights ...

Cowan Heights is located in Orange County<1>.



A typical abbreviation for Cowan Heights: Cowan Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Cowan Heights is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cowan Heights lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Cowan Heights ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near Cowan Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cowan Heights.

  • Anaheim
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Ana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Huntington Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Corona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Pomona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
  • Fullerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Costa Mesa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cowan Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cowan Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cowan Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowan Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowan Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Cowan Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowan Heights ...

Looking for more information about Cowan Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cowan Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cowan Heights.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cowan Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cowan Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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