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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 Bonifant Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonifant Village and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bonifant Village:
- 39.096000, -77.013800
- 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 Bonifant Village
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Bonifant Village is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Bonifant Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonifant Village ...
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.
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- English Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- English Manor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Fairknoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
- Foxhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Gayfields
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gayfields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayfields
- Glenallen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Gum Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Harmony Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hermitage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Park
- Homecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homecrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecrest
- Lutes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lutes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Manor Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manor Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
- Manor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Maydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maydale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
- Quaint Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Rocky Brook Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Sandy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
How Far From Bonifant Village to ...
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 Bonifant Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bonifant Village and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Bonifant Village 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonifant Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bonifant Village 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 Bonifant Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0960, Longitude: -77.0138 In this case, the coordinates for Bonifant Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.628 degrees. |
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