Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bonnieville:
  • 37.377286, -85.900816
  • 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 Bonnieville

• 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
  • Since Bonnieville is near Larue County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Larue County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Bonnieville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonnieville ...

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.

• Flint Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Forestville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• High Hickory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • High Hickory is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hickory
• Jonesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lines Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lines Mill is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
• Lone Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lone Oak is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Lone Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Magnolia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Larue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Maxine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxine is located in Larue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxine
• Pike View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pike View is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike View
• Priceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Priceville is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
• Riders Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riders Mill is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mill
• Seven Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners

How Far From Bonnieville 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 city such as Bonnieville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Munfordville, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies just to the South.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bonnieville to Frankfort, 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 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 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'