Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bon Air, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bon Air and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bon Air
- 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 Bon Air:
- 33.262083, -86.331838
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bon Air
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Bon Air is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bon Air ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Bon Air.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Bon Air.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Bon Air lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bon Air that is located in Talladega County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Bon Air is located in Allegheny County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bon Air that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Bon Air.
- Cambria County
- This Bon Air is located in Cambria County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast of the Bon Air that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Bon Air.
- Delaware County
- This Bon Air is located in Delaware County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the northeast of the Bon Air that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Bon Air.
- Tennessee
- Sumner County
- This Bon Air is located in Sumner County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the north of the Bon Air that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Bon Air.
- White County
- This Bon Air is located in White County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the north northeast of the Bon Air that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Bon Air.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Bon Air is located in Arlington County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bon Air that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Bon Air.
- Chesterfield County
- This Bon Air is located in Chesterfield County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the east northeast of the Bon Air that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Bon Air.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bon Air ...
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.
- Chancellor Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancellor Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Crossroads
- Chancellor Crossroads is located in Shelby County
- Erratta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Talladega County
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Talladega County
- Indian Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
- Minor Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minor Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
- Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
- Mount Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
- Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Papertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Talladega County
- Risers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Bon Air 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 town such as Bon Air to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bon Air and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bon Air to Talladega, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bon Air. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Bon Air) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bon Air. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2621, Longitude: -86.3318 In this case, the coordinates for Bon Air have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bon Air could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bon Air to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.379 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.908 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.164 degrees. |