Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bowers Ferry:
  • 36.774569, -80.935913
  • 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 Bowers Ferry

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Bowers Ferry is near Grayson County and also Wythe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe 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 Bowers Ferry

Communities Also Named Bowers Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Bowers Ferry.

Within Virginia, the name Bowers Ferry is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Bowers Ferry in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Carroll County
    • This Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bowers Ferry that is located in Carroll County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Bowers Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowers Ferry ...

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.

• Buck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Buck is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Fowler Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowler Ferry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
• Fries
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <2>
• Fries Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fries Junction is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Junction
• Hebron
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebron is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hilltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilltown is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Ivanhoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <2>
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Raketown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Raketown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raketown
• Sheep Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowers Ferry and extending to:

• Hillsville, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bowers Ferry to Hillsville, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'