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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 Dowell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dowell 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 Dowell:
- 37.939571, -89.239137
- 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 Dowell
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Dowell is near Perry County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Dowell
Communities Also Named Dowell ...
We found three communities that are also named Dowell.
Within Illinois, the name Dowell is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Dowell is located in Calvert County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dowell that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Dowell.
- Mississippi
- Leake County
- This Dowell is located in Leake County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the south of the Dowell that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Dowell.
- Tennessee
- Johnson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dowell [Johnson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dowell ...
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.
- Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Christopher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Denny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denny is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Elkville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Lake Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Reeds Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reeds Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Station
How Far From Dowell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Dowell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dowell and extending to:
- Murphysboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dowell to Murphysboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Dowell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Dowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dowell 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 Dowell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9396, Longitude: -89.2391 In this case, the coordinates for Dowell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.91 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.362 degrees. |
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