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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bonfield:
    • 38.678452, -76.164111
    • 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 Bonfield
  • 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Since Bonfield is near Dorchester County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Bonfield

Communities Also Named Bonfield ...

We found three communities that are also named Bonfield.

Within Maryland, the name Bonfield is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Bonfield is located in Kankakee County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bonfield that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Bonfield.
    • Montana
      • Custer County
      • This Bonfield is located in Custer County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bonfield that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Bonfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Bonfield lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bonfield that is located in Talbot County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonfield ...

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.

  • Castle Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Castle Haven is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Haven
  • Cedar Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Cooks Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Hope is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hope
  • Cornersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Hills Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
  • Holly Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Holly Harbor is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Harbor
  • Holly Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Oaks is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Lloyds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Locust Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Loves Folly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Loves Folly is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Folly
  • Mulberry Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mulberry Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Point
  • Patrick Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Patrick Plains is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Plains
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Peach Orchard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peach Orchard is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
    • Peachblossom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peachblossom is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachblossom
    • Rays Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rays Point is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
    • Royal Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sailors Retreat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sailors Retreat is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Retreat
    • Solitude
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Solitude is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Thanksgiving
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonfield and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Bonfield to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bonfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6785, Longitude: -76.1641       In this case, the coordinates for Bonfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.392 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.839 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.436 degrees.