Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Bowmans:
  • 40.796760, -75.673799
  • 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 West Bowmans

• 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Since West Bowmans is near Lehigh County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 West Bowmans

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bowmans ...

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.

• Beltzville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beltzville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
• Big Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Big Creek is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Dry Tavern
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dry Tavern is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
• Emerald
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
• Germans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Germans is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
• Hazard
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hazard is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
• Indian Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jamestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Lizard Creek Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lizard Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard Creek Junction
• Long Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Long Run is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Slatedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
• Sunny Rest Lodge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Rest Lodge is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Rest Lodge
• Trout Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
• Union Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From West Bowmans to ...

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

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

• Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from West Bowmans to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 4 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'