Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bonnell:
  • 39.168388, -84.974122
  • 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 Bonnell

• 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
  • Since Bonnell is near Ripley County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Parke 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 Bonnell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonnell ...

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.

• Aurora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Aurora is located in Dearborn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
• Cold Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Dearborn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dover is located in Dearborn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Elizabethtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Fort Gass ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fort Gass is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gass
• Homestead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Homestead is located in Dearborn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Spades
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Spades is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spades
• Stumptown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stumptown is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
• Texas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Texas is located in Dearborn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Utah
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Utah is located in Dearborn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
• Valley Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction

How Far From Bonnell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bonnell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bonnell and extending to:

• Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bonnell to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 426 miles [685.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'