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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:
- 43.251697, -85.301970
- 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Montcalm County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montcalm County
- Since Gowen is near Kent County and also Ionia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ionia 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 Gowen
Communities Also Named Gowen ...
We found three communities that are also named Gowen.
Within Michigan, the name Gowen is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- West Carroll Parish
- This Gowen is located in West Carroll Parish and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gowen that is located in Montcalm County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Carroll Parish community of Gowen.
- Oklahoma
- Latimer County
- This Gowen is located in Latimer County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gowen that is located in Montcalm County.
- 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 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gowen that is located in Montcalm County.
- 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.
- Cedar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cooks Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cooks Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corners
- Coral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Howard City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Corner is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Sand Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turk Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turk Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turk Lake
How Far From Gowen 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 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:
- Stanton, which is the Seat of Montcalm County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gowen to Stanton, 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 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- 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: 43.2517, Longitude: -85.3020 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 312.864 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.743 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.977 degrees. |
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