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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 Bond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bond 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 Bond:
- 34.229830, -83.187372
- 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 Bond
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Bond is near Franklin County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Bond
Communities Also Named Bond ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Bond.
Within Georgia, the name Bond is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Sumter County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Bond.
- British Columbia
- This Bond lies 2,339 miles [3,764.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bond that is located in Madison County.
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Bond is located in Eagle County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bond that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Bond.
- Florida
- Leon 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 Florida community of Bond [Leon County].
- Illinois
- Sangamon 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 Illinois community of Bond [Sangamon County].
- Kentucky
- Jackson County
- This Bond is located in Jackson County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the north of the Bond that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bond.
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Bond is located in Allen Parish and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bond that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Bond.
- Maryland
- Garrett 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 Maryland community of Bond [Garrett County].
- Mississippi
- Neshoba County
- This Bond is located in Neshoba County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bond that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Bond.
- Stone County
- This Bond is located in Stone County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the west southwest of the Bond that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Bond.
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This Bond is located in Beaverhead County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bond that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Bond.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Bond.
- Oklahoma
- Blaine 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 Oklahoma community of Bond [Blaine County].
- Pittsburg County
- This Bond is located in Pittsburg County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<2> to the west of the Bond that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Bond.
- Tennessee
- Hickman County
- This Bond is located in Hickman County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bond that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Bond.
- Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Bond [Shelby County].
- Texas
- Morris 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 Bond [Morris County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bond ...
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.
- Bluestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bluestone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Daniels Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Ferry
- Danielsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goldmine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goldmine is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
- Hix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- James Spring ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- James Spring is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Spring
- Moore Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
- Porterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Porterfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Reeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reeds is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Sandy Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Vineyard Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Creek
How Far From Bond 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 Bond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bond and extending to:
- Danielsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bond to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bond 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bond 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 Bond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2298, Longitude: -83.1874 In this case, the coordinates for Bond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.568 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.956 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.697 degrees. |
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