Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bowie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bowie
- 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 Bowie:
- 38.921569, -107.540099
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bowie
- 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Since Bowie is near Gunnison County and also Montrose County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gunnison County
- eBird sighting report for Montrose 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bowie ...
We found seven communities that share the name Bowie.
Within Colorado, the name Bowie is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- This Bowie is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bowie that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Bowie.
- Lafourche Parish
- This Bowie is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km] to the east southeast of the Bowie that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Bowie.
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowie ...
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.
- Brimstone Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
- Brimstone Corner is located in Delta County
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Gunnison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crystal
- From Bowie to Crystal
- Irwin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Gunnison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Irwin
- From Bowie to Irwin
- Marble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <3>
- Read
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Redstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Redstone is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Redstone
- From Bowie to Redstone
- Rogers Mesa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mesa
- Rogers Mesa is located in Delta County
- Ruby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
How Far From Bowie to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bowie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowie and extending to:
- Delta, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowie to Delta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,698 miles [9,170 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9216, Longitude: -107.5401 In this case, the coordinates for Bowie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bowie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.123 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.448 degrees. |