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We found thirteen communities that are also named Rowena.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Rowena.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Rowena [Lancaster County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Boulder County
This Rowena is located in Boulder County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<2> to the west of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Rowena.
Georgia
Early County
This Rowena is located in Early County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Early County community of Rowena.
Kansas
Rowena #1
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 Kansas community of Rowena.
Kentucky
Russell County
This Rowena is located in Russell County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Rowena.
Michigan
Ogemaw 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 Rowena [Ogemaw County].
Minnesota
Redwood County
This Rowena is located in Redwood County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Redwood County community of Rowena.
Missouri
Audrain County
This Rowena is located in Audrain County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<2> to the west of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audrain County community of Rowena.
New Brunswick
This Rowena lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
Ontario
This Rowena lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
Oregon
Wasco County
This Rowena is located in Wasco County and lies 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasco County community of Rowena.
South Dakota
Minnehaha County
This Rowena is located in Minnehaha County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Rowena.
Texas
Runnels County
This Rowena is located in Runnels County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rowena that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Runnels County community of Rowena.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowena ...
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.
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 community such as Rowena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rowena and extending to:
Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rowena to Somerset, with an average speed<4> 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.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 Rowena 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rowena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Rowena 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 Rowena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1190, Longitude: -78.9236 In this case, the coordinates for Rowena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.947 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.828 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.064 degrees.