Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bowie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bowie
- 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 Bowie:
- 31.392950, -89.371730
- 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 Bowie
- 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 Forrest County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Forrest County
- Since Bowie is near Lamar County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Bowie ...
We found seven communities that share the name Bowie.
Within Mississippi, the name Bowie is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- This Bowie is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bowie that is located in Forrest County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Bowie.
- Lafourche Parish
- This Bowie is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southwest of the Bowie that is located in Forrest County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Bowie.
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowie ...
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.
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Dragon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Harvey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jenkins Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ferry
- Jenkins Ferry is located in Forrest County
- Leeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Maybank
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Peoples Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoples Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Ferry
- Peoples Ferry is located in Forrest County
- Petal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Petal is located in Forrest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <3>
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Forrest County
- Shadow Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Shadow Wood is located in Lamar County
- Tall Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
- Tall Pines is located in Lamar County
How Far From Bowie 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 Bowie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowie and extending to:
- Hattiesburg, which is the Seat of Forrest County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bowie to Jackson, 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 5 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 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3929, Longitude: -89.3717 In this case, the coordinates for Bowie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bowie 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 315.055 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.596 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.721 degrees. |