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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 Rowland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rowland 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 Rowland:
    • 34.535878, -79.292941
    • 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 Rowland
  • 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
    • Since Rowland is near Dillon County and also Marlboro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro 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 Rowland

Communities Also Named Rowland ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Rowland.

Within North Carolina, the name Rowland is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone 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 Alabama community of Rowland [Limestone County].
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Rowland is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km]<2> to the west of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Rowland.
    • Georgia
      • Dodge County
      • This Rowland is located in Dodge County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Rowland.
      • Upson 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 Georgia community of Rowland [Upson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln County
      • This Rowland is located in Lincoln County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rowland.
      • McCracken 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 Kentucky community of Rowland [McCracken County].
    • Michigan
      • Isabella 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 Michigan community of Rowland [Isabella County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Rowland is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Rowland.
    • Missouri
      • Cedar County
      • This Rowland is located in Cedar County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Rowland.
    • Nevada
      • Elko 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 Nevada community of Rowland [Elko County].
    • New York
      • Dutchess 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 New York community of Rowland [Dutchess County].
    • Ohio
      • Morgan 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 Ohio community of Rowland [Morgan County].
    • Ontario
      • This Rowland lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<2> to the north of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Rowland is located in Linn County and lies 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Rowland.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pike County
      • This Rowland is located in Pike County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rowland.
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • This Rowland is located in Clarendon County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Rowland.
    • Tennessee
      • Warren County
      • This Rowland is located in Warren County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rowland.
    • Texas
      • Montague County
      • This Rowland is located in Montague County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<2> to the west of the Rowland that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Rowland.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh 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 West Virginia community of Rowland [Raleigh County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowland ...

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.

  • Bass Crossroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bass Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
  • Centerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Cotton Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Echo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Echo is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Five Forks is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Hasty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hasty is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
  • High Hill Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
  • Johns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Johns is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
  • Little Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moss Neck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
  • Oliver Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
  • Prospect
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Prospect is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Red Banks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Red Banks is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
  • Red Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff

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

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

  • Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rowland to Lumberton, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rowland 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- Rowland) 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 Rowland, 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 Rowland 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 Rowland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5359, Longitude: -79.2929       In this case, the coordinates for Rowland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.34 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.441 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.119 degrees.