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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 Bonita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonita 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 Bonita:
    • 32.589792, -109.969244
    • 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 Bonita
  • 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
    • Since Bonita is near Cochise County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cochise 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 Bonita

Communities Also Named Bonita ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Bonita.

Within Arizona, the name Bonita is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Bonita is located in Autauga County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the east of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Bonita.
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This Bonita is located in Madera County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Bonita.
      • San Diego County
      • This Bonita is located in San Diego County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km] to the west of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Bonita.
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bonita [Shasta County].
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Bonita [Gunnison County].
      • Saguache County
      • This Bonita is located in Saguache County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saguache County community of Bonita.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Bonita is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the east of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bonita.
    • Kansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Bonita is located in Johnson County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Bonita.
    • Kentucky
      • Woodford County
      • This Bonita is located in Woodford County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Bonita.
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Bonita.
    • Mississippi
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Bonita is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the east of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Bonita.
    • Montana
      • Missoula County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Bonita [Missoula County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Bonita.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Bonita is located in Malheur County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Bonita.
      • Washington County
      • This Bonita is located in Washington County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the north northwest of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bonita.
    • Texas
      • Montague County
      • This Bonita is located in Montague County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Bonita.
      • Nacogdoches County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bonita [Nacogdoches County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto County
      • This Bonita is located in Oconto County and lies 1,436 miles [2,311 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bonita that is located in Graham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Bonita.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonita ...

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.

  • Cactus Flat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
  • Central
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Dublin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dublin is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Graham
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Hookers Hot Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hookers Hot Springs is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Hot Springs
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Light is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Lone Star
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sunset is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Swift Trail Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
  • Turkey Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Turkey Flat is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Flat

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bonita once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonita and extending to:

  • Safford, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bonita to Safford, 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 most of a day.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,885 miles [3,033.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,200 miles [13,196.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bonita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bonita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bonita 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.
<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 Bonita 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 Bonita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5898, Longitude: -109.9692       In this case, the coordinates for Bonita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.383 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.708 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.065 degrees.