Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bowman Creek:
  • 41.429800, -76.019368
  • 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 Bowman Creek

• 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Since Bowman Creek is near Luzerne County and also Lackawanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna 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 Bowman Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowman Creek ...

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.

• Evans Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
• Fern Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern Brook is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook
• Harveys Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <1>
• Hays Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hays Corner is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
• Jenks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
• Kunkle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
• Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Lockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lockville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
• Loyalville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
• Maplewood Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood Heights is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
• Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Outlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Outlet is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
• Ruggles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruggles is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles

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

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

• Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bowman Creek to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'