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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 Bowlby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bowlby 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 Bowlby:
- 39.711502, -80.016666
- 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 Bowlby
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Bowlby is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Bowlby
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowlby ...
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.
- Bobtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bobtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Core
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Core is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core
- Evans Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Fairchance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Hoard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoard is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
- Maidsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Randall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sprucetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sprucetown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Star City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Stewartstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tanglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Willow Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Tree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
How Far From Bowlby 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 Bowlby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bowlby and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bowlby to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowlby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bowlby 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 Bowlby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7115, Longitude: -80.0167 In this case, the coordinates for Bowlby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.697 degrees. |
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