Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bonds Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonds Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bonds Corner
- 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 Bonds Corner:
- 32.693664, -115.337208
- 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 Bonds Corner
- 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Imperial 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 Bonds Corner ...
We found one communities that share the name Bonds Corner.
Within California, the name Bonds Corner is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Bonds Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County and lies 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bonds Corner that is located in Imperial County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Bonds Corner.
- New Hampshire
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonds Corner ...
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.
- Butlers ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Citrus View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus View
- Citrus View is located in Imperial County
- Date City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
- Date City is located in Imperial County
- Edgar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Fuller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Imperial
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Imperial County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <3>
- Mount Signal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Signal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Signal
- Mount Signal is located in Imperial County
- Perrys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Perrys Corner is located in Imperial County
How Far From Bonds Corner 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 Bonds Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonds Corner and extending to:
- El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bonds Corner to El Centro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,581 miles [12,200.4 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 8,348 miles [13,434.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonds Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bonds Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonds Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6937, Longitude: -115.3372 In this case, the coordinates for Bonds Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bonds Corner 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 333.647 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.888 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.961 degrees. |