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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 Bonner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonner 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 Bonner:
- 31.813769, -89.048943
- 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 Bonner
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Bonner is near Jasper County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Bonner
Communities Also Named Bonner ...
We found eight communities that are also named Bonner.
Within Mississippi, the name Bonner is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Bonner [Los Angeles County].
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bonner [Leavenworth County].
- Louisiana
- Lincoln Parish
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Bonner [Lincoln Parish].
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bonner [Franklin County].
- Montana
- Missoula County
- This Bonner is located in Missoula County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bonner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Bonner.
- Nebraska
- Morrill County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Bonner [Morrill County].
- Texas
- Freestone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bonner [Freestone County].
- Hidalgo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bonner [Hidalgo County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonner ...
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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Goodwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwater is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Hawkes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hawkes is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Powers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Queensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queensburg is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensburg
- Sandersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Service
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Stringer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tuckers Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Crossing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
How Far From Bonner 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 Bonner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonner and extending to:
- Laurel, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bonner to Laurel, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bonner could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bonner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bonner 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 Bonner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8138, Longitude: -89.0489 In this case, the coordinates for Bonner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.90 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.472 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.522 degrees. |
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