Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Little Bow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Bow and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Little Bow

• 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 Little Bow:
  • 44.353672, -75.510218
  • 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 Little Bow

• 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
  • Since Little Bow is near Jefferson County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Little Bow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Bow ...

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.

• Elmdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
• Fowler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Fullerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fullerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
• Natural Dam
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
• Nelson Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nelson Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corner
• Oxbow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxbow is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <1>
• Pikes Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pikes Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Corner
• Pope Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
• Richville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <1>
• Ruby Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruby Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Corner
• Talcville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville

How Far From Little Bow 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 community such as Little Bow to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Bow to Canton, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,207 miles [6,770.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'