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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 Bowdon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowdon 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 Bowdon:
- 47.468888, -99.708454
- 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 Bowdon
- 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 Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wells County
- Since Bowdon is near Sheridan County and also Foster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Foster 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 Bowdon
Communities Also Named Bowdon ...
We found one communities that are also named Bowdon.
Within North Dakota, the name Bowdon is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, there is another community also named Bowdon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Bowdon is located in Carroll County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bowdon that is located in Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Bowdon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowdon ...
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.
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hamberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heaton is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Lake Williams
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
- Lincoln Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Valley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Valley
- Munster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Munster is located in Eddy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
How Far From Bowdon 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 city such as Bowdon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowdon and extending to:
- Fessenden, which is the Seat of Wells County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bowdon to Fessenden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Bowdon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bowdon 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 Bowdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4689, Longitude: -99.7085 In this case, the coordinates for Bowdon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.685 degrees. |
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