Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bowler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowler and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bowler
- 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 Bowler:
- 45.204949, -108.719023
- 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 Bowler
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Bowler is near Park County and also Big Horn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Park County
- eBird sighting report for Big Horn 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 Bowler ...
We found four communities that share the name Bowler.
Within Montana, the name Bowler is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Ohio
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowler ...
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.
- Chance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Cherry Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Springs
- Cherry Springs is located in Carbon County
- Coalville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Dryhead ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Eagle ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Edgar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Carbon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <4>
- Elk Basin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Golden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Pryor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
- Pryor is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor <4>
- Rockvale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Bowler 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 Bowler 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 community of Bowler once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowler and extending to:
- Red Lodge, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bowler to Red Lodge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,669 miles [2,686 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,407 miles [8,701.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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- Bowler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2049, Longitude: -108.7190 In this case, the coordinates for Bowler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bowler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bowler 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 329.781 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.384 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.436 degrees. |