Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bonvillain:
  • 29.800207, -91.668726
  • 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 Bonvillain

• 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 Saint Mary Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
  • Since Bonvillain is near Iberia Parish and also Vermilion Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bonvillain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonvillain ...

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.

• Dumesnil
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumesnil is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumesnil
• Farmers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Florence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Four Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Freetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Freetown is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Gold Mine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Mine is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
• Home Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
• Ivanhoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Masters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Masters is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
• Richard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richard is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
• United
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • United is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bonvillain to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,644 miles [12,301.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'