McGowan
McGowan was a stop on the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company's narrow gauge line that ran on the Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County, Washington, United States from 1889 to 1930.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: populated place in Pacific County, Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “McGowan, Washington” and “McGowans”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dismal Nitch.
Dismal Nitch
Rest area
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Dismal Nitch is the name of a cove along the lower Columbia River in Washington state, notable as the Lewis and Clark Expedition's last campsite before sighting the Pacific Ocean. Dismal Nitch is situated 2 miles east of McGowan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Megler and Chinook.
Megler
Hamlet
Megler is a small unincorporated community in Pacific County in the U.S. state of Washington. Named for legislator Joseph G. Megler, the community is at the mouth of the Columbia River on the north shore of the river. Megler is situated 2½ miles east of McGowan.
Chinook
Village
Chinook is a census-designated place in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 457 at the 2020 census. Chinook is situated 2½ miles northwest of McGowan.
Knappton
Hamlet
Knappton is a ghost town in Pacific County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. It is located not far from the mouth of the Columbia, a few miles east of the Astoria-Megler Bridge. Knappton is situated 5 miles northeast of McGowan.
McGowan
- Categories: railway station, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Pacific, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.24622° or 46° 14′ 46″ northLongitude
-123.90737° or 123° 54′ 27″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
84RR63WV+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 150939631OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“McGowan” goes by many names.
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