Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bonanza Hills

• 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 Bonanza Hills:
  • 36.181248, -80.078376
  • 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 Bonanza Hills

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Bonanza Hills is near Guilford County and also Stokes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes 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 Bonanza Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonanza Hills ...

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.

• Benefit ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
• Dennis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennis is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Fox Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fox Run is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Greystone Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
• High Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
• Kings Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
• Quail Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Smokerise
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
• Stokesdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <1>
• Sun Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
• Timber Trails
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
• Walkertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <1>
• Willowbend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bonanza Hills and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bonanza Hills to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 250 miles [402.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'