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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 Gowen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gowen 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 Gowen:
- 32.654303, -91.460950
- 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 Gowen
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected West Carroll Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Carroll Parish
- Since Gowen is near East Carroll Parish and also Richland Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Carroll Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
- 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 Gowen
Communities Also Named Gowen ...
We found three communities that are also named Gowen.
Within Louisiana, the name Gowen is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Montcalm County
- This Gowen is located in Montcalm County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gowen that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Gowen.
- Oklahoma
- Latimer County
- This Gowen is located in Latimer County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gowen that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Gowen.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Gowen is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gowen that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Gowen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gowen ...
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.
- Bear Skin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Skin is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Skin
- Floyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Landing is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Landing
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodwill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redwing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Redwing is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Twin Bridges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Bridges is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
How Far From Gowen to ...
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 Gowen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gowen and extending to:
- Oak Grove, which is the Seat of West Carroll Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gowen to Oak Grove, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gowen) 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 Gowen 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 Gowen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6543, Longitude: -91.4609 In this case, the coordinates for Gowen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.469 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.409 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.365 degrees. |
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