Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Owens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Owens
- 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 Owens:
- 35.970896, -86.774166
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Owens
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Owens is near Davidson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Owens ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Owens.
Within Tennessee, the name Owens is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Owens is located in Etowah County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Owens that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Owens.
- Pickens County
- This Owens is located in Pickens County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the south southwest of the Owens that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Owens.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Owens is located in Georgetown County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Owens that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Owens.
- Horry County
- This Owens is located in Horry County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east southeast of the Owens that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Owens.
- Laurens County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Owens [Laurens County].
- Spartanburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Owens [Spartanburg County].
- Texas
- Brown County
- This Owens is located in Brown County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Owens that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Owens.
- Crosby County
- This Owens is located in Crosby County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the west of the Owens that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crosby County community of Owens.
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Owens is located in Botetourt County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Owens that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Owens.
- King George County
- This Owens is located in King George County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east northeast of the Owens that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Owens.
- Sussex County
- This Owens is located in Sussex County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east of the Owens that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Owens.
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owens ...
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.
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
- Crockett Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
- Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
- Crockett Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
- Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
- Crockett Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
- Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
- Fountainhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
- Highgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hooker Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hills
- Hooker Hills is located in Williamson County
- Indian Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Indian Point is located in Williamson County
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Landings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
- Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
How Far From Owens 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 Owens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Owens once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Owens and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Owens to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Owens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9709, Longitude: -86.7742 In this case, the coordinates for Owens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Owens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Owens 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. |
| <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 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 Owens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.784 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.752 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.732 degrees. |