Rowena
Rowena is an unincorporated community located in Russell County, Kentucky, United States. A post office called Rowena was established in 1847, and remained in operation until 1967.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: township in Russell County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Rowena, Kentucky” and “Rowena, KY”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wolf Creek Dam.
Wolf Creek Dam
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Wolf Creek Dam is a multi-purpose dam on the Cumberland River in the western part of Russell County, Kentucky, United States. The dam serves at once four distinct purposes: it generates hydroelectricity; it regulates and limits flooding; it releases… Wolf Creek Dam is situated 2½ miles west of Rowena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helm and Freedom.
Helm
Hamlet
Helm is an unincorporated community located in Russell County, Kentucky, United States. Helm is situated 3 miles northwest of Rowena.
Freedom
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Freedom is an unincorporated community located in Russell County, Kentucky, United States. Freedom is situated 3 miles north of Rowena.
Watauga
Hamlet
Watauga is an unincorporated community within Clinton County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. Watauga is situated 5 miles southeast of Rowena.
Rowena
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Russell, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.87784° or 36° 52′ 40″ northLongitude
-85.10634° or 85° 6′ 23″ westElevation
981 feet (299 metres)Open location code
868PVVHV+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 153506968OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Rowena” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “羅恩納”
- French: “Rowena”
- Irish: “Rowena”
- Turkish: “Rowena”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Highway Mission and Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rowena”. Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.