Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bowman Acres:
  • 39.761988, -85.767478
  • 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 Bowman Acres

• 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Since Bowman Acres is near Shelby County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Bowman Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowman Acres ...

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.

• Charlottesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
• Fountaintown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Freeport is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Gem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gem is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Greenfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <1>
• Maxwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Maxwell is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Mohawk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mohawk is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Reedville Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reedville Station is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville Station
• Stringtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sugar Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Hills is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hills

How Far From Bowman Acres 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 Bowman Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greenfield, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the North.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Bowman Acres to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'