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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 Bowersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowersville 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 Bowersville:
- 37.835140, -77.363036
- 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 Bowersville
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Bowersville is near King William County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover 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 Bowersville
Communities Also Named Bowersville ...
We found four communities that are also named Bowersville.
Within Virginia, the name Bowersville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hart County
- This Bowersville is located in Hart County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bowersville that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Bowersville.
- Ohio
- Greene County
- This Bowersville is located in Greene County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bowersville that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bowersville.
- Oregon
- Polk County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bowersville [Polk County].
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Bowersville is located in Jefferson County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bowersville that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bowersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowersville ...
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.
- Bagdad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bagdad is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Edgar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgar is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Gum Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gum Tree is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Hart Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Corner
- Keith
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keith is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Little River Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Littlepages Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Littlepages Ferry is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlepages Ferry
- Reedy Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Mill is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Mill
- Signboard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Signboard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signboard
- Tuck Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
How Far From Bowersville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bowersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bowersville and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bowersville to Bowling Green, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bowersville 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 Bowersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8351, Longitude: -77.3630 In this case, the coordinates for Bowersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.141 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.563 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.25 degrees. |
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