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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bonita
- 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:
- 38.232778, -106.215024
- 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 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 Saguache County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saguache County
- Since Bonita is near Chaffee County and also Fremont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chaffee County
- eBird sighting report for Fremont 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 Bonita ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Bonita.
There is one other community in Colorado which is also named Bonita.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Madera County
- This Bonita is located in Madera County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the west of the Bonita that is located in Saguache 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 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the west southwest of the Bonita that is located in Saguache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Bonita.
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<3> 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].
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Malheur County
- This Bonita is located in Malheur County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bonita that is located in Saguache 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 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the northwest of the Bonita that is located in Saguache 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 571 miles [918.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bonita that is located in Saguache 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bonita [Nacogdoches County].
- Wisconsin
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.
- Bonanza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Howard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Fremont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <5>
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Mineral Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hot Springs
- Mineral Hot Springs is located in Saguache County
- Monarch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Monarch is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <5>
- Smeltertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smeltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeltertown
- Smeltertown is located in Chaffee County
- Spook City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spook City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
- Spook City is located in Saguache County
- Swissvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonita and extending to:
- Saguache, which is the Seat of Saguache County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bonita to Saguache, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saguache County: www.slv.org/saguachecounty/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bonita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2328, Longitude: -106.2150 In this case, the coordinates for Bonita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.297 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.785 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.785 degrees. |