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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 Bondville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bondville 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 Bondville:
- 40.113184, -88.369529
- 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 Bondville
- 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Since Bondville is near Piatt County and also McLean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean 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 Bondville
Communities Also Named Bondville ...
We found four communities that are also named Bondville.
Within Illinois, the name Bondville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Mercer County
- This Bondville is located in Mercer County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bondville that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Bondville.
- Nebraska
- Red Willow County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Red Willow County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red Willow County community of Bondville.
- Quebec
- This Bondville lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bondville that is located in Champaign County.
- Vermont
- Bennington County
- This Bondville is located in Bennington County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bondville that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Bondville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bondville ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Combs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Deers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Dewey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jimtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Lotus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mayview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rising
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Sellers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
How Far From Bondville 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 village such as Bondville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bondville and extending to:
- Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bondville to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bondville) 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 Bondville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bondville 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 Bondville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1132, Longitude: -88.3695 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.914 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.629 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.415 degrees. |
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