Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bonners Camp:
  • 32.450151, -83.745739
  • 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 Bonners Camp

• 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Bonners Camp is near Peach County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Bonners Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonners Camp ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Grove Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grove Park is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Heard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Heard is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
• Houston Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston Lake is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
• Houston Lake Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston Lake Woods is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Woods
• Meadowdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadowdale is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Neal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Neal is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Sand Bed
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sand Bed is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bed
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Willow Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Run is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run

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

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

• Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bonners Camp to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'