Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bonanza City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonanza City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bonanza City
- 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 City:
- 35.538923, -106.120022
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bonanza City
- 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 Santa Fe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Fe County
- Since Bonanza City is near Sandoval County and also Los Alamos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sandoval County
- eBird sighting report for Los Alamos 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bonanza City ...
We found one communities that share the name Bonanza City.
Within New Mexico, the name Bonanza City is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Bonanza City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Storey County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Storey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Storey County community of Bonanza City.
- Nevada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonanza City ...
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.
- Coyote ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Dolores ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - El Dorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Frijoles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Golden ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Kennedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Madrid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Santa Fe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
- Waldo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Bonanza City 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 Bonanza City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bonanza City once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Bonanza City and extending to:
- Santa Fe, which is the Seat of Santa Fe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bonanza City to Santa Fe, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,908 miles [12,726.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bonanza City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonanza City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonanza City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5389, Longitude: -106.1200 In this case, the coordinates for Bonanza City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bonanza City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.903 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.038 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.941 degrees. |