RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Province of Quebec >> Cowan >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Communities Also Named Cowan ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Cowan.

Within Quebec, the name Cowan is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these twelve communities, one is located in Canada and the other eleven communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Marion County
      • This Cowan is located in Marion County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cowan.
    • Georgia
      • Morgan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cowan [Morgan County].
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Cowan is located in Delaware County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Cowan.
    • Kentucky
      • Fleming County
      • This Cowan is located in Fleming County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Cowan.
    • Manitoba
      • This Cowan lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Missouri
      • Christian County
      • This Cowan is located in Christian County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Cowan.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Cowan is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Cowan.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cowan [Armstrong County].
      • Union County
      • This Cowan is located in Union County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cowan.
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Cowan is located in Franklin County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cowan.
    • Texas
      • Erath County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cowan [Erath County].
    • Virginia
      • Pulaski County
      • This Cowan is located in Pulaski County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Cowan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cowan ...

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.

  • Bridgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgetown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Covey Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covey Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill
  • Ellenburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
    • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <5>
  • Forest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Havelock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Henrysburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysburg
  • Russeltown Flats
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russeltown Flats came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russeltown Flats
  • Woods Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
    • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County (NY)

How Far From Cowan 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 community such as Cowan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cowan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,105 miles [6,606.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Cowan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cowan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0719, Longitude: -73.6869    
<2>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 Cowan 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 . 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.
<3>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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Cowan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.192 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.392 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.429 degrees.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024