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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 Bowser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowser 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 Bowser:
    • 33.584554, -91.813742
    • 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 Bowser
  • 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 Drew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Drew County
    • Since Bowser is near Bradley County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Bowser

Communities Also Named Bowser ...

We found two communities that are also named Bowser.

Within Arkansas, the name Bowser is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Bowser lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bowser that is located in Drew County.
    • Texas
      • San Saba County
      • This Bowser is located in San Saba County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bowser that is located in Drew County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Bowser.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowser ...

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.

  • Green Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Green Hill is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Jeter ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jeter is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter
  • Lewis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lewis is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lone Sasafras ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lone Sasafras is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Sasafras
  • Paradise ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Paradise is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Red Neck ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Neck is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Neck
  • Reed Settlement ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Reed Settlement is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Settlement
  • Rose Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rough and Ready ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rough and Ready is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
  • Scrouge Out ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Scrouge Out is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrouge Out
  • Tennessee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tennessee is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Bowser once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowser and extending to:

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bowser to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,350 miles [8,610 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Bowser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bowser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bowser 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 Bowser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5846, Longitude: -91.8137       In this case, the coordinates for Bowser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.782 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.897 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.364 degrees.