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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bowman Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowman Crossroads 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 Bowman Crossroads:
- 34.602307, -85.856363
- 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 Bowman Crossroads
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Bowman Crossroads is near DeKalb County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Bowman Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowman Crossroads ...
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.
- Blake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Elliott Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gray ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Index ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- New Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Home is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Pope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Section Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Section Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Ferry
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Stamp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stamp is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp
- Sublett Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry
How Far From Bowman Crossroads 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 Bowman Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bowman Crossroads and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowman Crossroads to Scottsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bowman Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bowman Crossroads 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 Bowman Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6023, Longitude: -85.8564 In this case, the coordinates for Bowman Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.165 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.671 degrees. |
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