Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bowens Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowens Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bowens Mill
- 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 Bowens Mill:
- 31.842682, -83.209320
- 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 Bowens Mill
- 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 Ben Hill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ben Hill County
- Since Bowens Mill is near Wilcox County and also Telfair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- eBird sighting report for Telfair 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 Bowens Mill ...
We found two communities that share the name Bowens Mill.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Bowens Mill.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Bowens Mill in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Wilcox 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 Bowens Mill [Wilcox County].
- Wilcox County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Barry County
- This Bowens Mill is located in Barry County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the north of the Bowens Mill that is located in Ben Hill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Bowens Mill.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowens Mill ...
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.
- China Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
- China Hill is located in Telfair County
- Forest Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Glen is located in Wilcox County
- Kramer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Lulaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Poplar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
- Queensland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
- Red Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Rhine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Rhine is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <4>
- Temperance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Temperance is located in Telfair County
How Far From Bowens Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bowens Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowens Mill and extending to:
- Fitzgerald, which is the Seat of Ben Hill County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowens Mill to Fitzgerald, with an average speed<5> 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 598 miles [962.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowens Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ben Hill County: www.benhillcounty.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bowens Mill 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- Bowens Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowens Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8427, Longitude: -83.2093 In this case, the coordinates for Bowens Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bowens Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.526 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.294 degrees. |