Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bowes Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowes Bend and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bowes Bend

• 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 Bowes Bend:
  • 42.010331, -88.414934
  • 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 Bowes Bend

• 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
  • Since Bowes Bend is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Bowes Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowes Bend ...

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.

• Burning Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Burning Tree is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
• Deer Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Deer Run is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Empire Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Empire Hills is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Hills
• Fair Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Far View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Far View is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far View
• Hedgerow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hedgerow is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
• Hidden Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Hill is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hill
• Hidden Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hidden Lakes is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
• Homeward Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
• Kings Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kings Mill is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
• Plato Center
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Plato Center is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato Center <1>
• Plato Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Plato Corners is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Corners
• Silent Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Silent Meadow is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Meadow
• Wildwood Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood Valley is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Valley

How Far From Bowes Bend 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 Bowes Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bowes Bend and extending to:

• Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bowes Bend to Geneva, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'