Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bowersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bowersville
- 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 Bowersville:
- 44.916507, -123.258157
- 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 Bowersville
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Bowersville is near Marion County and also Yamhill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Yamhill 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 Bowersville ...
We found four communities that share the name Bowersville.
Within Oregon, the name Bowersville is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hart County
- This Bowersville is located in Hart County and lies 2,230 miles [3,588.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bowersville that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Bowersville.
- Ohio
- Greene County
- This Bowersville is located in Greene County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bowersville that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bowersville.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Bowersville is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bowersville that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bowersville.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Bowersville is located in Caroline County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bowersville that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Bowersville.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowersville ...
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.
- Brush College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush College have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush College
- Brush College is located in Polk County
- Ellendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Polk County
- Falls City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <3>
- Fern Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Corner
- Fern Corner is located in Polk County
- Ferns ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Fir Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
- Lewisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Polk County
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Maple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Polk County
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Salt Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Salt Creek is located in Polk County
- Tucker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
How Far From Bowersville 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 Bowersville 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<4> community of Bowersville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowersville and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the West.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Bowersville to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,378 miles [3,827 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 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 7,725 miles [12,432.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 from Point A (ie- Bowersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9165, Longitude: -123.2582 In this case, the coordinates for Bowersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Bowersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bowersville 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 341.499 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.028 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.531 degrees. |