Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bowling Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowling Green and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bowling Green
- 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 Bowling Green:
- 33.762067, -83.136542
- 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 Bowling Green
- 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 Oglethorpe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
- Since Bowling Green is near Greene County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Bowling Green ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Bowling Green.
Within Georgia, the name Bowling Green is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sacramento 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 California community of Bowling Green [Sacramento County].
- Florida
- Hardee County
- This Bowling Green is located in Hardee County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the south of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardee County community of Bowling Green.
- Illinois
- Woodford County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bowling Green [Woodford County].
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Bowling Green is located in Clay County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Bowling Green.
- Kansas
- Franklin 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 Kansas community of Bowling Green [Franklin County].
- Sumner 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 Kansas community of Bowling Green [Sumner County].
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Bowling Green is located in Warren County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bowling Green.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Bowling Green is located in Allegany County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Bowling Green.
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Bowling Green is located in Holmes County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<2> to the west of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Bowling Green.
- Missouri
- Pike County
- This Bowling Green is located in Pike County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Bowling Green.
- New York
- New York 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 New York community of Bowling Green [New York County].
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Bowling Green.
- Licking County
- This community is historic and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Bowling Green.
- Wood County
- This Bowling Green is located in Wood County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the north of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Bowling Green.
- Ontario
- This Bowling Green lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<2> to the north of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Bowling Green is located in Delaware County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Bowling Green.
- South Carolina
- York County
- This Bowling Green is located in York County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Bowling Green.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Bowling Green.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Bowling Green is located in Caroline County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Bowling Green.
- Roanoke City
- This Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the northeast of the Bowling Green that is located in Oglethorpe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Bowling Green.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowling Green ...
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.
- Arnoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsville
- Arnoldsville is located in Oglethorpe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnoldsville <4>
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherokee Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Greene County
- Hogan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Maxeys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeys have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeys
- Maxeys is located in Oglethorpe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxeys <4>
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Temperance Bell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Bell
- Temperance Bell is located in Greene County
- Union Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Union Point is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <4>
- Wise ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bowling Green once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowling Green and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Oglethorpe County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bowling Green to Atlanta, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oglethorpe County: www.onlineoglethorpe.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 Bowling Green 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowling Green) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowling Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7621, Longitude: -83.1365 In this case, the coordinates for Bowling Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowling Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Bowling Green to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.524 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.839 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.797 degrees. |