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47.498431, -122.464851
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We found seven communities that are also named Cowley.
Within Washington, the name Cowley is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alberta
This Cowley lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cowley that is located in King County.
Kansas
Cowley 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 Kansas community of Cowley [Cowley County].
Michigan
Iosco 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 Michigan community of Cowley [Iosco County].
Pennsylvania
Bradford 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 Cowley [Bradford County].
Texas
Collin County
This Cowley is located in Collin County and lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cowley that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Cowley.
Wyoming
Big Horn County
This Cowley is located in Big Horn County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cowley that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Cowley.
Yukon
This Cowley lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cowley that is located in King County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cowley ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cowley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cowley and extending to:
Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cowley to Seattle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,544 miles [12,140.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Cowley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cowley 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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Cowley 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 Cowley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4984, Longitude: -122.4649 In this case, the coordinates for Cowley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.978 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.545 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.854 degrees.