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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 Bowerbank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowerbank 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 Bowerbank:
- 45.396444, -68.599195
- 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 Bowerbank
- 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Since Bowerbank is near Piscataquis County and also Aroostook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aroostook 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 Bowerbank
Communities Also Named Bowerbank ...
We found two communities that are also named Bowerbank.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Bowerbank.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Bowerbank in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Piscataquis County
- This Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bowerbank that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Bowerbank.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Bowerbank is located in Kern County and lies 2,711 miles [4,362.9 km]<1> to the west of the Bowerbank that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Bowerbank.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowerbank ...
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.
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Edinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Hardy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Howland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake View Plantation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Lee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Libby Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Libby Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Corner
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Meadowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Pea Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
How Far From Bowerbank 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 Bowerbank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Bowerbank once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowerbank and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowerbank to Bangor, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,878 miles [6,241 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bowerbank) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowerbank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bowerbank 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 Bowerbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3964, Longitude: -68.5992 In this case, the coordinates for Bowerbank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.937 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.816 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.734 degrees. |
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