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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 Bow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bow 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 Bow:
    • 36.762563, -85.344962
    • 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 Bow
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Bow is near Clinton County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Bow

Communities Also Named Bow ...

We found three communities that are also named Bow.

Within Kentucky, the name Bow is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Bow is located in Merrimack County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bow that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Bow.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Bow is located in Indiana County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bow that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Bow.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Bow is located in Skagit County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bow that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Bow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bow ...

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.

  • Aaron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Aaron is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
  • Amandaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Amandaville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
  • Decide
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Decide is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decide
  • Green Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Highway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Highway is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
  • Hobart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobart is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Ida
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ida is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Kettle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kettle is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
  • Leslie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Leslie is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Lillydale ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lillydale is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
  • Long Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Ridge is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Marrowbone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
  • Ribbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ribbon is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribbon

How Far From Bow 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 community such as Bow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bow and extending to:

  • Burkesville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Bow to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Bow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bow 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 Bow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7626, Longitude: -85.3450       In this case, the coordinates for Bow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.927 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.878 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.922 degrees.