Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Owen Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owen Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Owen Center

• 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 Owen Center:
  • 42.368351, -89.117053
  • 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 Owen Center

• 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Since Owen Center is near Rock County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Owen Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owen Center ...

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.

• Argyle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Argyle is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Coreys Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Bluff
• Harlem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harlem is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Hickory Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Indian Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Jonesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Loves Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <1>
• Morehaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Morehaven is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehaven
• Ruby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruby is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Silver Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
• Stagecoach Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stagecoach Hills is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Hills

How Far From Owen Center 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 Owen Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Owen Center and extending to:

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Owen Center to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'