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 Rowland:
34.001679, -117.929785
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.
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 Los Angeles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found nineteen communities that share the name Rowland.
Within California, the name Rowland is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Limestone 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 Alabama community of Rowland [Limestone County].
Georgia
Dodge County
This Rowland is located in Dodge County and lies 2,001 miles [3,220.3 km]<2> to the east of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Rowland.
Upson 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 Georgia community of Rowland [Upson County].
Kentucky
Lincoln County
This Rowland is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rowland.
McCracken 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 Kentucky community of Rowland [McCracken County].
Michigan
Isabella 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 Michigan community of Rowland [Isabella County].
Minnesota
Hennepin County
This Rowland is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Rowland.
Missouri
Cedar County
This Rowland is located in Cedar County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Rowland.
Nevada
Elko County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Rowland [Elko County].
New York
Dutchess 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 New York community of Rowland [Dutchess County].
North Carolina
Robeson County
This Rowland is located in Robeson County and lies 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Rowland.
Ohio
Morgan County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rowland [Morgan County].
Ontario
This Rowland lies 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
Oregon
Linn County
This Rowland is located in Linn County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Rowland.
Pennsylvania
Pike County
This Rowland is located in Pike County and lies 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rowland.
South Carolina
Clarendon County
This Rowland is located in Clarendon County and lies 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km]<2> to the east of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Rowland.
Tennessee
Warren County
This Rowland is located in Warren County and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rowland.
Texas
Montague County
This Rowland is located in Montague County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<2> to the east of the Rowland that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Rowland.
West Virginia
Raleigh 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 West Virginia community of Rowland [Raleigh County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowland ...
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.
Charter Oak (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rowland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rowland and extending to:
Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rowland to Los Angeles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,277 miles [3,664.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 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 8,332 miles [13,409.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rowland 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rowland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rowland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0017, Longitude: -117.9298 In this case, the coordinates for Rowland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rowland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Rowland 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 335.972 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.814 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.449 degrees.