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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 Bonhamtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonhamtown 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 Bonhamtown:
- 40.523438, -74.357649
- 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 Bonhamtown
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Bonhamtown is near Richmond County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Bonhamtown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonhamtown ...
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.
- Clara Barton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
- Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Fords
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fords is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Greensand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greensand is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensand
- Hopelawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopelawn
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Martins Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Nixon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nixon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Oak Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Tree is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
- Pumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Sand Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Valentine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valentine is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Bonhamtown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bonhamtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bonhamtown and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Bonhamtown to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bonhamtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bonhamtown 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 Bonhamtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5234, Longitude: -74.3576 In this case, the coordinates for Bonhamtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.171 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.901 degrees. |
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