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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 Bowie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowie 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 Bowie:
- 29.746044, -90.594531
- 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 Bowie
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- Since Bowie is near Saint Charles Parish and also Terrebonne Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
- 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 Bowie
Communities Also Named Bowie ...
We found seven communities that are also named Bowie.
There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Bowie.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- East Carroll Parish
- This Bowie is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bowie that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Bowie.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- This Bowie is located in Cochise County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bowie that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Bowie.
- Colorado
- Delta County
- This Bowie is located in Delta County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bowie that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Bowie.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Bowie is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bowie that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Bowie.
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Bowie is located in Forrest County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bowie that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Bowie.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Bowie is located in Mercer County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bowie that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Bowie.
- Texas
- Montague County
- This Bowie is located in Montague County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bowie that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Bowie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowie ...
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.
- Choctaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Cypress Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Idlewild
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Jay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Lewistown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lewistown is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicville is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
- Raceland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raceland Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Ravenwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Valentine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Bowie 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 Bowie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowie and extending to:
- Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowie to Thibodaux, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 996 miles [1,602.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bowie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bowie 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 Bowie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7460, Longitude: -90.5945 In this case, the coordinates for Bowie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.613 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.024 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.45 degrees. |
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