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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 Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowers Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ferry:
    • 33.430948, -85.012164
    • 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 Ferry
  • 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 Bowers Ferry is near Heard County and also Coweta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Ferry

Communities Also Named Bowers Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Bowers Ferry.

Within Georgia, the name Bowers Ferry is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Bowers Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Carroll County
      • This Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bowers Ferry that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Bowers Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowers Ferry ...

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.

  • Byers Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Byers Crossroads is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Crossroads
  • Cedar Trace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Trace is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Trace
  • Cedarwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Centralhatchee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Cross Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Dingler Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dingler Crossroads is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler Crossroads
  • Emily ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emily is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
  • Handy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Handy is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
  • Knob Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Knob Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oak Mountain is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
  • Roosterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Roosterville is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Star Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Star Point is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
    • Stoney Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Unity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Unity is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Welcome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Welcome is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Whispering Pines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Woodsmoke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodsmoke is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsmoke
    • Yellow Dirt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt

How Far From Bowers Ferry 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 Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowers Ferry and extending to:

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowers Ferry 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 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 Ferry) 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 Bowers Ferry 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 Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4309, Longitude: -85.0122       In this case, the coordinates for Bowers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.606 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.039 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.606 degrees.