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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 Bona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bona 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 Bona:
- 37.544738, -93.671745
- 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 Bona
- 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 Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
- Since Bona is near Cedar County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Bona
Communities Also Named Bona ...
We found two communities that are also named Bona.
Within Missouri, the name Bona is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Bona is located in Grayson County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bona that is located in Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Bona.
- Wyoming
- Converse County
- This Bona is located in Converse County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bona that is located in Dade County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Converse County community of Bona.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bona ...
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.
- Comet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Crisp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crisp is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Eudora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Fair Play
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Masters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Masters is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Bona 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 Bona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bona and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Dade County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bona to Greenfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Bona) 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 Bona 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 Bona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5447, Longitude: -93.6717 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.317 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.514 degrees. |
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