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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 Bowens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowens 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 Bowens:
- 38.495074, -76.622363
- 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 Bowens
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Bowens is near Charles County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Bowens
Communities Also Named Bowens ...
We found one communities that are also named Bowens.
Within Maryland, the name Bowens is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Bowens in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bowens [Allegan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowens ...
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.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Cedar Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cellar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cypress Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cypress Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Knolls
- Emerald Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Follywoods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Follywoods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
- Fox Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Golden Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Harbor Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Mutual Consent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Frederick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
How Far From Bowens 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 Bowens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bowens and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Bowens to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bowens 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bowens 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 Bowens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4951, Longitude: -76.6224 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.129 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.697 degrees. |
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