Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Bowery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Bowery and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Bowery
- 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 Oak Bowery:
- 31.890989, -89.093390
- 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 Oak Bowery
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Oak Bowery is near Jones County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Oak Bowery ...
We found two communities that share the name Oak Bowery.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Oak Bowery.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Oak Bowery in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Jones County
- This Oak Bowery is located in Jones County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oak Bowery that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Oak Bowery.
- Jones County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oak Bowery that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Oak Bowery.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Bowery ...
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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Goodwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Hamlet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Hawkes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Powers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Sandersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Service
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Stringer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Stringer is located in Jasper County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringer <3>
How Far From Oak Bowery 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 Oak Bowery 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<4> community of Oak Bowery once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Bowery and extending to:
- Bay Springs, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Bowery to Bay Springs, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' (or 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- Oak Bowery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Bowery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8910, Longitude: -89.0934 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Bowery 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> | 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 Oak Bowery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Oak Bowery to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.934 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.522 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.526 degrees. |