Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bowdoin Center:
  • 44.036744, -69.972829
  • 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 Bowdoin Center

• 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 Sagadahoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
  • Since Bowdoin Center is near Androscoggin County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Bowdoin Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowdoin Center ...

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 Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Days Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
• Deep Cut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
• Drinkwater Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
• Growstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Growstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
• Hatchs Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
• Hillside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Iceboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceboro
• Lisbon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
• Ring Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ring Hill is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Hill
• Robinson Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
• Starbird Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Starbird Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird Corner

How Far From Bowdoin Center to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bowdoin Center and extending to:

• Bath, which is the Seat of Sagadahoc County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bowdoin Center to Bath, 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.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,982 miles [6,408.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'