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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 Bowen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowen 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 Bowen:
- 37.841194, -83.771861
- 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 Bowen
- 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 Powell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Since Bowen is near Menifee County and also Estill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Estill 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 Bowen
Communities Also Named Bowen ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Bowen.
Within Kentucky, the name Bowen is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bowen [Marshall County].
- Arkansas
- Pike County
- This Bowen is located in Pike County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bowen that is located in Powell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Bowen.
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Las Animas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Bowen.
- Rio Grande County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Bowen [Rio Grande County].
- Georgia
- Liberty County
- This Bowen is located in Liberty County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Bowen that is located in Powell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Bowen.
- Illinois
- Hancock County
- This Bowen is located in Hancock County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bowen that is located in Powell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Bowen.
- Iowa
- Jones County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Bowen [Jones County].
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bowen [Kent County].
- Mississippi
- Itawamba County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bowen [Itawamba County].
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This Bowen is located in Henry County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the west of the Bowen that is located in Powell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Bowen.
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Bowen [Beaverhead County].
- Nebraska
- Washington County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bowen.
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- Although located in Dona Ana County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Bowen.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Bowen is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bowen that is located in Powell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Bowen.
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bowen [Lucas County].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Bowen.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Bowen is located in Grainger County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the south of the Bowen that is located in Powell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Bowen.
- West Virginia
- Wayne County
- This Bowen is located in Wayne County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bowen that is located in Powell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Bowen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowen ...
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.
- Cat Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Crow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crow is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Hemlock Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hemlock Lodge is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Lodge
- Judy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Judy is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Means
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Mountain Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Spring is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spring
- Paint Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Pecks Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Peter Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peter Trace is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Trace
- Piggville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Pilot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilot is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Rebelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rebelsville is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebelsville
- Slade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Bowen 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 Bowen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowen and extending to:
- Stanton, which is the Seat of Powell County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bowen to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bowen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bowen could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bowen 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 Bowen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8412, Longitude: -83.7719 In this case, the coordinates for Bowen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.938 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.945 degrees. |
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