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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bow Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bow Valley 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 Bow Valley:
    • 42.71459, -97.249305
    • 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 Bow Valley
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bow Valley ...

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.

  • Bluff Center ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Center
    • Bluff Center is located in Clay County (SD)
  • Clay Point
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
    • Clay Point is located in Clay County (SD)
  • Constance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
    • Constance is located in Cedar County
  • Gayville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
  • Junction City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
  • Lime Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
    • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
  • Magnet
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Magnet is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <2>
  • Marshalltown ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
    • Marshalltown is located in Clay County (SD)
  • Mission Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Randolph
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Wynot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Bow Valley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bow Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bow Valley and extending to:

  • Hartington, which is the Seat of Cedar County, lies just to the South.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Bow Valley to Lincoln, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bow Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cedar County: www.co.cedar.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Bow Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bow Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7146, Longitude: -97.2493    
<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 Bow Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.081 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.056 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.326 degrees.




 

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