Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Bonnerdale:
  • 34.403149, -93.392408
  • 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 Old Bonnerdale

• 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 Garland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
  • Since Old Bonnerdale is near Hot Spring County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Old Bonnerdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Bonnerdale ...

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.

• Cross Roads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cross Roads is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Crystal Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Elm ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Elm is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
• Hempwallace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hempwallace is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempwallace
• Hickory Station ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
• Lucky ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucky is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
• Peak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Peak is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
• Rock Creek ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Sunshine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunshine is located in Garland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Wayside ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
• Welsh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Welsh is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh

How Far From Old Bonnerdale 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 community such as Old Bonnerdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Bonnerdale and extending to:

• Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Bonnerdale to Hot Springs, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'