We found four communities that share the name Lowville.
Within Ontario, the name Lowville is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Minnesota
Murray County
This Lowville is located in Murray County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Lowville.
New York
Lewis County
This Lowville is located in Lewis County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Lowville.
Pennsylvania
Erie County
This Lowville is located in Erie County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Lowville.
Wisconsin
Columbia County
This Lowville is located in Columbia County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Lowville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowville ...
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.
Ash (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Lowville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowville and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lowville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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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 from Point A (ie- Lowville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4323, Longitude: -79.9054
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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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.
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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 Lowville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.338 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.782 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.235 degrees.