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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 Oak Bowery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Bowery and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Oak Bowery:
    • 32.750686, -85.436337
    • 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 Oak Bowery
  • 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
    • Since Oak Bowery is near Lee County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Oak Bowery

Communities Also Named Oak Bowery ...

We found two communities that are also named Oak Bowery.

Within Alabama, the name Oak Bowery is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Oak Bowery [Jasper County].
      • Jones County
      • This Oak Bowery is located in Jones County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oak Bowery that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Oak Bowery.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Bowery ...

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.

  • Cedar Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
  • Crooked Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Farmville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gold Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Granite Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Granite Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
  • India Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • India Lakes is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Lakes
  • Jones Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jones Mill is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Liberty Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Crossroads is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Crossroads
  • New Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • New Harmony is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • Pickwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pickwood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood
  • Ridge Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Grove is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rocky Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
    • Stonewall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonewall is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Tuckersburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
    • Village Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Village Hills is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills

How Far From Oak Bowery 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 Oak Bowery to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Bowery and extending to:

  • LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Bowery to LaFayette, 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Oak Bowery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Bowery) 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 Oak Bowery 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 Oak Bowery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7507, Longitude: -85.4363       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Bowery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.819 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.19 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.924 degrees.