Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bowmans Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowmans Addition and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bowmans Addition

• 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 Bowmans Addition:
  • 39.691753, -78.748351
  • 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 Bowmans Addition

• 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Since Bowmans Addition is near Bedford County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Bowmans Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowmans Addition ...

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.

• Cooks Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
• Dickens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dickens is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
• Homewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Knobmount
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Knobmount is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobmount
• Locust Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Lucas Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucas Heights is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Heights
• Mount Savage Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
• Narrows Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Narrows Park is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Park
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Shanty Town ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Bowmans Addition to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bowmans Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bowmans Addition and extending to:

• Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bowmans Addition to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'