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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 Bowdon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowdon 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 Bowdon:
- 33.538248, -85.253338
- 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 Bowdon
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Bowdon is near Cleburne County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Bowdon
Communities Also Named Bowdon ...
We found one communities that are also named Bowdon.
Within Georgia, the name Bowdon is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Bowdon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Wells County
- This Bowdon is located in Wells County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bowdon that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Bowdon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowdon ...
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.
- Bucktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Double Branches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Double Branches is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Farmers High
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmers High is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers High
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Jake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Joel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Jonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Luckie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luckie is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckie
- Plowshare ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plowshare is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
- Stoney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Union Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Victory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
How Far From Bowdon 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 city such as Bowdon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowdon and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bowdon to Carrollton, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bowdon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bowdon 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 Bowdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5382, Longitude: -85.2533 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.754 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.225 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.676 degrees. |
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