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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 Oak Bowery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Bowery 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 Oak Bowery:
- 31.619332, -89.389230
- 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 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Oak Bowery is near Covington County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Oak Bowery
Communities Also Named Oak Bowery ...
We found two communities that are also named Oak Bowery.
There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Oak Bowery.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Oak Bowery in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Jasper County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Oak Bowery [Jasper County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Oak Bowery that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Oak Bowery.
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.
- Eminence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eminence is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Kelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Leaf River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leaf River is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf River
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rainey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rainey is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Seminary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak
- Speedtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Speedtown is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedtown
- Station Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Station Creek is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Creek
- Willowtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willowtown is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
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, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Bowery and extending to:
- Laurel, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Bowery to Laurel, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,336 miles [8,587.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Oak Bowery, 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Bowery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oak Bowery 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 Oak Bowery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6193, Longitude: -89.3892 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Bowery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.088 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.664 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.69 degrees. |
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