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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bowerbank
- 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:
- 45.272830, -69.211989
- 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.
- 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 Piscataquis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
- Since Bowerbank is near Penobscot County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- eBird sighting report for Somerset 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bowerbank ...
We found two communities that share the name Bowerbank.
There is one other community in Maine which is also named Bowerbank.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Bowerbank in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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.
- Bodfish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Elliottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Elliottsville is located in Piscataquis County
- Howard Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jackman Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Corner
- Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Moosehorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Packard Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
- Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Parson Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parson Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing
- Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Silvers Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Starbirds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowerbank and extending to:
- Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies just to the South.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bowerbank to Augusta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,317 miles [8,556.9 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 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,908 miles [6,289.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowerbank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowerbank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowerbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2728, Longitude: -69.2120 In this case, the coordinates for Bowerbank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.344 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.247 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.108 degrees. |