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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 Rowe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rowe 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 Rowe:
- 42.692993, -72.899616
- 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 Rowe
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Rowe is near Berkshire County and also Bennington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bennington 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 Rowe
Communities Also Named Rowe ...
We found seven communities that are also named Rowe.
Within Massachusetts, the name Rowe is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Rowe is located in Livingston County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rowe that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Rowe.
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Rowe [Pike County].
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- This Rowe is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rowe that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Rowe.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rowe [Beaver County].
- Texas
- Donley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rowe [Donley County].
- Virginia
- Buchanan County
- This Rowe is located in Buchanan County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rowe that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Rowe.
- Washington
- Yakima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Rowe [Yakima County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowe ...
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.
- Baptist Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corner
- Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Eastern Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eastern Summit is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Summit
- Elm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foundry Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Heartwellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heartwellville is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwellville
- King Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- King Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
- Little Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Egypt is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt
- Lyonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyonsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
How Far From Rowe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rowe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rowe and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rowe to Greenfield, 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 five to six hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,155 miles [6,686.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rowe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Rowe 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. |
| <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 Rowe 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 Rowe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6930, Longitude: -72.8996 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.039 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.822 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.24 degrees. |
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