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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 Bowman Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowman Bluff and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bowman Bluff:
    • 35.303727, -82.561788
    • 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 Bowman Bluff
  • 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
    • Since Bowman Bluff is near Transylvania County and also Buncombe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe 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 Bowman Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowman Bluff ...

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.

  • Bass Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bass Lake is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
  • Bent Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Echo Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
  • English Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • English Hills is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
  • Glenn Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Holly Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Horse Shoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hunter Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
  • Indian Cave Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Indian Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
    • Indian Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Lake Rugby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Rugby is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rugby
    • Laurel Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Overlook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Overlook is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Quail Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rosebud
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rosebud is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
    • Rugby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rugby is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
    • Sky Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Still Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Still Meadows is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
    • Stone Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
    • Sugar Hollow Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugar Hollow Farm is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow Farm
    • Timbercreek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
    • Tree Haven
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
    • Twin Brooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
    • Valley Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill

How Far From Bowman Bluff 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 Bowman Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bowman Bluff and extending to:

  • Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bowman Bluff to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Bowman Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bowman Bluff 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 Bowman Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3037, Longitude: -82.5618       In this case, the coordinates for Bowman Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.224 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.714 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.161 degrees.