Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bonita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonita and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bonita
- 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 Bonita:
- 32.920526, -91.675013
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bonita
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Morehouse Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
- Since Bonita is near Ashley County and also West Carroll Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- eBird sighting report for West Carroll Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bonita ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Bonita.
Within Louisiana, the name Bonita is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Madera County
- This Bonita is located in Madera County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bonita that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Bonita.
- San Diego County
- This Bonita is located in San Diego County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km] to the west of the Bonita that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Bonita.
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bonita [Shasta County].
- Colorado
- Gunnison 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 Colorado community of Bonita [Gunnison County].
- Saguache County
- This Bonita is located in Saguache County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bonita that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saguache County community of Bonita.
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Malheur County
- This Bonita is located in Malheur County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bonita that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Bonita.
- Washington County
- This Bonita is located in Washington County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km] to the northwest of the Bonita that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bonita.
- Texas
- Montague County
- This Bonita is located in Montague County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bonita that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Bonita.
- Nacogdoches 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 Bonita [Nacogdoches County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonita ...
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.
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Eatman Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eatman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatman Ferry
- Eatman Ferry is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Goodwill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Jones
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <5>
- Log Cabin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Millers Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Chapel
- Millers Chapel is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Oak Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Oak Landing is located in Morehouse Parish
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Morehouse Parish
- Redwing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Twin Bridges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in West Carroll Parish
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Bonita 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 Bonita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonita and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Morehouse Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bonita to Bastrop, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,500 miles [12,070.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bonita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9205, Longitude: -91.6750 In this case, the coordinates for Bonita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bonita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bonita 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 parish. 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bonita to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.63 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.633 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.413 degrees. |