|
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.
- 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:
- 38.338738, -77.086365
- 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 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 King George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Since Owens is near Charles County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Owens
Communities Also Named Owens ...
We found 24 communities that are also named Owens.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Owens.
Beyond Virginia, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Botetourt County
- This Owens is located in Botetourt County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Owens.
- Sussex County
- This Owens is located in Sussex County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the south of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Owens.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Owens is located in Etowah County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Owens that is located in King George 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 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the west southwest of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Owens.
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Owens.
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Owens is located in Columbia County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Owens.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Owens is located in Sussex County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Owens.
- Florida
- DeSoto 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 Florida community of Owens [DeSoto County].
- Georgia
- Early 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 Georgia community of Owens [Early County].
- Louisiana
- Claiborne Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Owens [Claiborne Parish].
- Mississippi
- Holmes 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 Mississippi community of Owens [Holmes County].
- Missouri
- Wright County
- This Owens is located in Wright County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the west of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Owens.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Owens.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Owens is located in Sussex County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Owens.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Owens is located in Cumberland County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Owens.
- Ohio
- Marion County
- This Owens is located in Marion County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Owens.
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Owens is located in Georgetown County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Owens that is located in King George 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 336 miles [540.7 km] to the south southwest of the Owens that is located in King George 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].
- Tennessee
- Williamson 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 Tennessee community of Owens [Williamson County].
- Texas
- Brown County
- This Owens is located in Brown County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Owens that is located in King George 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 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km] to the west of the Owens that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crosby County community of Owens.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Owens [Kanawha County].
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.
- Allnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allnut is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allnut
- Cherryfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherryfield is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Hard Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hard Corner is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- King George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Office Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Office Hall is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Office Hall
- Popes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
How Far From Owens 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 Owens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Owens and extending to:
- King George, which is the Seat of King George County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Owens to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Owens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Owens 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 Owens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3387, Longitude: -77.0864 In this case, the coordinates for Owens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.952 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.424 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.948 degrees. |
|
|