Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rowan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rowan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rowan
- 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 Rowan:
- 42.740756, -93.550369
- 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 Rowan
- 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wright County
- Since Rowan is near Franklin County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Rowan ...
We found four communities that share the name Rowan.
Within Iowa, the name Rowan is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Rowan is located in Bladen County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Rowan that is located in Wright County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Rowan.
- Rowan 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 North Carolina community of Rowan [Rowan County].
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowan ...
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.
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Eagle Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
- Eagle Grove is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Grove <4>
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
- Goldfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
- Goldfield is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <4>
- Iowa Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
- Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <4>
- Iowa Falls Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls Junction
- Iowa Falls Junction is located in Hardin County
- Olaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Popejoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Woolstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
How Far From Rowan 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 city such as Rowan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rowan and extending to:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rowan to Clarion, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rowan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wright County: www.wrightcounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rowan 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rowan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rowan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7408, Longitude: -93.5504 |
| <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 Rowan 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 318.469 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.06 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.356 degrees. |