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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 Owensville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owensville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Owensville:
    • 38.736506, -76.644407
    • 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 Owensville
  • 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Since Owensville is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Owensville

Communities Also Named Owensville ...

We found ten communities that are also named Owensville.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Owensville.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel 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 Maryland community of Owensville [Anne Arundel County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This Owensville is located in Saline County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Owensville that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Owensville.
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Owensville [Inyo County].
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • This Owensville is located in Gibson County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<2> to the west of the Owensville that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Owensville.
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clay County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Owensville.
      • Gasconade County
      • This Owensville is located in Gasconade County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the west of the Owensville that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Owensville.
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This Owensville is located in Clermont County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<2> to the west of the Owensville that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Owensville.
      • Scioto County
      • This Owensville is located in Scioto County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the west of the Owensville that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Owensville.
    • Texas
      • Robertson County
      • This Owensville is located in Robertson County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Owensville that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Owensville.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Owensville is located in Albemarle County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Owensville that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Owensville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owensville ...

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.

  • Cedar Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Run is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
  • Cedarwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Darnall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Friendship Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Friendship Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Woods
  • Halls Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hills
  • Jewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Meadow Run Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Run Park is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run Park
  • Mount Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Sycamore Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore Ridge is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
  • Tall Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tall Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
  • Tracys Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Tranquility
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Tranquility is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Tuckers Reach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuckers Reach is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Reach
    • Woodlawn Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Woodlawn Farms is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Farms
    • Woodside View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodside View is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside View
    • Wuthering Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Wuthering Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuthering Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Owensville and extending to:

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Owensville to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Owensville 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owensville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Owensville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Owensville 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 Owensville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7365, Longitude: -76.6444       In this case, the coordinates for Owensville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.669 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.163 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.612 degrees.