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Welcome to Owl ...

Owl is located in Riverside County<1>.

Owl is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Owl ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Owl - they are located in Alabama and Arizona.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Owl.

Communities near Owl ...

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

  • Hemet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemet
    • Hemet is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemet <3>
  • Yucaipa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucaipa
    • Yucaipa is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yucaipa <3>
  • Beaumont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • San Jacinto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Palm Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Banning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Desert Hot Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Calimesa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bonnie Bell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Bell
    • Bonnie Bell is located in Riverside County

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 Owl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owl.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Owl. 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 Owl.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owl ...

Looking for more information about Owl? 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 Owl, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Owl.

Adding Owl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owl in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Owl was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owl.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Riverside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owl - 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.