Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bowerstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowerstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bowerstown
- 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 Bowerstown:
- 40.888791, -85.442354
- 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 Bowerstown
- 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 Huntington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Huntington County
- Since Bowerstown is near Wells County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wells County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Bowerstown ...
We found one communities that share the name Bowerstown.
Within Indiana, the name Bowerstown is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Bowerstown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Bowerstown is located in Otsego County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bowerstown that is located in Huntington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Bowerstown.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowerstown ...
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.
- Bracken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Forest Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Forest Ridge is located in Allen County
- Goblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Liberty Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Hills is located in Allen County
- Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Manor Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
- Manor Woods is located in Allen County
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monument City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Peabody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Plum Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Rolling Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Allen County
- Saturn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Bowerstown 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 Bowerstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowerstown and extending to:
- Huntington, which is the Seat of Huntington County, lies just to the West.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bowerstown to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowerstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Huntington County: www.huntington.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bowerstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowerstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8888, Longitude: -85.4424 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bowerstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.011 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.564 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.798 degrees. |