Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bowens Corner:
  • 36.567093, -77.821098
  • 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 Bowens Corner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowens Corner ...

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.

• Ante
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ante is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
• Colony Club
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Colony Club is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Club
• Enterprise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Warren County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Gasburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gasburg is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasburg <1>
• Greentown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greentown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Gum Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gum Forks is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Forks
• Paris Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris Store is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
• Pea Hill Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
• Slates Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Slates Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
• Triplet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Triplet is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
• Valentines
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Valentines is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
• Vineland ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Vineland is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

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

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bowens Corner to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'