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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 Bowes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowes 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 Bowes:
- 42.008082, -88.390914
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Bowes ...
We found one communities that are also named Bowes.
Within Illinois, the name Bowes is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Bowes in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Bowes is located in Greenbrier County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bowes that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Bowes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowes ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Five Island Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Island Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Island Park
- Hedgerow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgerow is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
- Hidden Hill
(2 miles [3.2 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 northwest)
- Hidden Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
- Homeward Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
- Illinois Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Illinois Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Park
- 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
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plato Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plato Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plato Corners is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Corners
- Redgate Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
- River Grange Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Valley
How Far From Bowes 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 Bowes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowes and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bowes 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 167 miles [268.8 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 633 miles [1,018.7 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 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bowes 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 Bowes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0081, Longitude: -88.3909 In this case, the coordinates for Bowes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.94 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.925 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.906 degrees. |
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