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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.
- 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:
- 46.632783, -105.571384
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Bonfield is near Prairie County and also Rosebud County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prairie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rosebud 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 Montana, the name Bonfield is unique.
Beyond Montana, 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 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bonfield that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Bonfield.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Bonfield is located in Talbot County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the east of the Bonfield that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Bonfield.
- Ontario
- This Bonfield lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bonfield that is located in Custer 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.
- Calypso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calypso is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Crow Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Rock is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Rock
- Mildred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miles City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Terry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zero
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zero is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
How Far From Bonfield 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 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:
- Miles City, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bonfield to Miles City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,233 miles [8,421.7 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: 46.6328, Longitude: -105.5714 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 327.418 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.799 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.333 degrees. |
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