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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 Owensville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owensville 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 Owensville:
    • 37.400833, -118.345556
    • 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 Owensville
  • 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 Owensville ...

We found ten communities that share the name Owensville.

Within California, the name Owensville is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This Owensville is located in Saline County and lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<1> to the east of the Owensville that is located in Inyo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Owensville.
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • This Owensville is located in Gibson County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<1> to the east of the Owensville that is located in Inyo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Owensville.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Owensville [Anne Arundel County].
      • Calvert County
      • This Owensville is located in Calvert County and lies 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Owensville that is located in Inyo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Owensville.
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clay County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Owensville.
      • Gasconade County
      • This Owensville is located in Gasconade County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the east of the Owensville that is located in Inyo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Owensville.
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This Owensville is located in Clermont County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Owensville that is located in Inyo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Owensville.
      • Scioto County
      • This Owensville is located in Scioto County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km] to the east northeast of the Owensville that is located in Inyo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Owensville.
    • Texas
      • Robertson County
      • This Owensville is located in Robertson County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Owensville that is located in Inyo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Owensville.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Owensville is located in Albemarle County and lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Owensville that is located in Inyo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Owensville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owensville ...

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.

  • Big Pine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bishop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
    • Deep Springs is located in Inyo County
  • Glacier Lodge ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glacier Lodge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Lodge
    • Glacier Lodge is located in Inyo County
  • Laws
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
    • Laws is located in Inyo County
    • Former name for Laws:
    • Bishop Depot
  • Parchers Camp ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parchers Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchers Camp
    • Parchers Camp is located in Inyo County
  • Rocking K
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocking K
    • Rocking K is located in Inyo County
  • Round Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
    • Round Valley is located in Inyo County
  • Scheelite ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheelite
    • Scheelite is located in Inyo County

How Far From Owensville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Owensville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Owensville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Owensville and extending to:

  • Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Owensville to Independence, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,357 miles [11,839.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,126 miles [13,077.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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- Owensville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owensville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4008, Longitude: -118.3456    
<2>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 Owensville 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.
<3>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 Owensville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Owensville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.76 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.99 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.70 degrees.




 

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