Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bowmantown:
  • 38.951499, -77.636381
  • 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 Bowmantown

• 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • Since Bowmantown is near Prince William County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Bowmantown

Communities Also Named Bowmantown ...

We found one communities that are also named Bowmantown.

Within Virginia, the name Bowmantown is unique.

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

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowmantown ...

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.

• Butler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Crescent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crescent is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Dover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Evergreen Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
• Evergreen Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
• German
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • German is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
• Gilberts Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
• Halfway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
• Hickory Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Landmark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Landmark is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
• Little Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
• Marble Quarry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Royville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Royville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
  • Snow Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Stoke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoke is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
  • Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
  • Waterfall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Waterfall is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
  • Waterfall Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village

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

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

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bowmantown to Leesburg, with an average speed<2> 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'