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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowers 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:
- 39.060024, -75.401212
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Bowers ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Bowers.
Within Delaware, the name Bowers is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bowers [Crawford County].
- Indiana
- Montgomery County
- This Bowers is located in Montgomery County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the west of the Bowers that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bowers.
- Oklahoma
- Latimer County
- This Bowers is located in Latimer County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<2> to the west of the Bowers that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Bowers.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Bowers is located in Berks County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the north of the Bowers that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Bowers.
- South Carolina
- Hampton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bowers [Hampton County].
- Texas
- Milam County
- This Bowers is located in Milam County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bowers that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Bowers.
- Polk County
- Although located in Polk County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Bowers.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bowers [Chesapeake City].
- Southampton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bowers [Southampton County].
- Stafford County
- This Bowers is located in Stafford County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bowers that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Bowers.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This Bowers is located in Walworth County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bowers that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Bowers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowers ...
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.
- 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
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- 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 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 town such as Bowers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowers and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowers to Dover, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bowers could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bowers 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0600, Longitude: -75.4012 In this case, the coordinates for Bowers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.918 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.361 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.966 degrees. |
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