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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 Bowlder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowlder 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 Bowlder:
    • 39.947595, -77.098870
    • 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 Bowlder
  • 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Since Bowlder is near York County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Bowlder

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowlder ...

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.

  • Big Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Big Mountain is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
  • Brush Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Brush Run is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
  • Cedar Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Chestnut Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Clear Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clear Spring is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
  • Cross Keys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Keys is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Floradale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Floradale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
  • Goldenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldenville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
  • Goodyear
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodyear is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
  • Green Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Springs is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Guernsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Guernsey is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hunterstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunterstown is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
    • Irishtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Irishtown is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
    • Mount Misery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Misery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
    • Peach Glen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Peach Glen is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Glen
    • Plainview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainview is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Table Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Table Rock is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Uniontown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Uniontown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bowlder and extending to:

  • Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bowlder to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Bowlder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bowlder 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 Bowlder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9476, Longitude: -77.0989       In this case, the coordinates for Bowlder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.855 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.563 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.33 degrees.