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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 Bowers Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowers Beach 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 Bowers Beach:
- 39.059835, -75.401307
- 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 Bowers Beach
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Bowers Beach is near Sussex County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Bowers Beach
Communities Also Named Bowers Beach ...
We found one communities that are also named Bowers Beach.
Within Delaware, the name Bowers Beach is unique.
Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Bowers Beach in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Bowers Beach lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bowers Beach that is located in Kent County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowers Beach ...
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.
- Bowers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Cypress Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Eagle Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Forest Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Landing
- Frederica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hideaway Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Hummingbird Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hummingbird Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird Hills
- Hunters Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Little Heaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Heaven is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Heaven
- Locustville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locustville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- London Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- London Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Misty Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Misty Pines is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Otters Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Otters Run is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
- Paris Villa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paris Villa is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- White House Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White House Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Landing
- Wooden Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
How Far From Bowers Beach 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 Bowers Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowers Beach and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowers Beach to Dover, 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.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bowers Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bowers Beach 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 Bowers Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0598, Longitude: -75.4013 In this case, the coordinates for Bowers Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.918 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.966 degrees. |
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