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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowen Estates 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 Estates:
- 38.595675, -76.756634
- 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 Estates
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Bowen Estates is near Prince George's County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowen Estates ...
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.
- Ashbox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
- Bald Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bald Eagle is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Cedarhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Deep Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deep Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
- Eagle Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Den
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fox Den is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Green Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Spring is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Hickory Thicket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
- Holland Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holland Glenn is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Glenn
- Horsehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hughesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunters Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
- Karen Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
- Loves
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loves is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
- Malcolm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Masons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masons is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- New Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Enterprise is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Poplar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Potts Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
- Quail Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Ridgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Three Brothers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Brothers is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers
- Walnut Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Wild Goose Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
How Far From Bowen Estates 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 Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bowen Estates and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowen Estates to La Plata, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bowen Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bowen Estates 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 Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5957, Longitude: -76.7566 In this case, the coordinates for Bowen Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.744 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.227 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.713 degrees. |
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