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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 Bono, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bono 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 Bono:
    • 35.908593, -90.797059
    • 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 Bono
  • 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
    • Since Bono is near Greene County and also Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Bono

Communities Also Named Bono ...

We found five communities that are also named Bono.

There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Bono.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Faulkner County
      • This Bono is located in Faulkner County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bono that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Bono.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Bono is located in Lawrence County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bono that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Bono.
      • Vermillion County
      • This Bono is located in Vermillion County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the north northeast of the Bono that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Bono.
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This Bono is located in Lucas County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bono that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Bono.
    • Texas
      • Johnson County
      • This Bono is located in Johnson County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bono that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Bono.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bono ...

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 Snort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buck Snort is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Snort
  • Dorothy
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dorothy is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Egypt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Egypt is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <2>
  • Fiftysix
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fiftysix is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiftysix
  • Herman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Herman is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • March ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • March is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
  • Nemo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nemo is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
  • Pauls Switch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pauls Switch is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Switch
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Ponders
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponders is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
  • Three Way
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Way is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
  • Walnut Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Corner is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corner

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

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bono to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bono) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bono 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 Bono. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9086, Longitude: -90.7971       In this case, the coordinates for Bono have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.318 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.669 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.502 degrees.