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 Bondsville:
42.212593, -72.345360
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.
We found two communities that share the name Bondsville.
Within Massachusetts, the name Bondsville is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Mississippi County
This Bondsville is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bondsville that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Bondsville.
Pennsylvania
Chester County
This Bondsville is located in Chester County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bondsville that is located in Hampshire County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Bondsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bondsville ...
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.
Butlerville (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bondsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bondsville and extending to:
Northampton, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bondsville to Northampton, with an average speed<3> 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.
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,148 miles [6,675.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bondsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bondsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2126, Longitude: -72.3454 In this case, the coordinates for Bondsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Bondsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.768 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.439 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.224 degrees.