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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 Cowden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cowden and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cowden:
- 39.249216, -88.859407
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cowden
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Cowden is near Fayette County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cowden
Communities Also Named Cowden ...
We found four communities that are also named Cowden.
Within Illinois, the name Cowden is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Washita County
- This Cowden is located in Washita County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cowden that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washita County community of Cowden.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Cowden is located in Washington County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cowden that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cowden.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Cowden is located in Aiken County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cowden that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Cowden.
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- This Cowden is located in Marshall County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cowden that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Cowden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cowden ...
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.
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holliday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Magnolia Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
- Moccasin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Mode
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Post Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Post Oak is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Tower Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Churches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches
How Far From Cowden 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 village such as Cowden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cowden and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cowden to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Cowden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cowden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cowden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2492, Longitude: -88.8594 In this case, the coordinates for Cowden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.217 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.856 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.87 degrees. |
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