Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bonnie Claire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonnie Claire and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bonnie Claire
- 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 Bonnie Claire:
- 37.226786, -117.121046
- 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 Bonnie Claire
- 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Since Bonnie Claire is near Esmeralda County and also Inyo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
- eBird sighting report for Inyo 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonnie Claire ...
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.
- Bullfrog ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Farmer Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Station
- Farmer Station is located in Nye County
- Forks Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Station
- Forks Station is located in Esmeralda County
- Gold Bar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Gold Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Esmeralda County
- Former names for Gold Point:
- Hornsilver
- Lime Point
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gold Point
- From Bonnie Claire to Gold Point
- Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hot Springs
- From Bonnie Claire to Hot Springs
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Original ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Scottys Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottys Junction
- Scottys Junction is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Scottys Junction
- From Bonnie Claire to Scottys Junction
How Far From Bonnie Claire 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 Bonnie Claire 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<2> community of Bonnie Claire once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bonnie Claire and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bonnie Claire to Tonopah, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,110 miles [13,051.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 Bonnie Claire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bonnie Claire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonnie Claire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2268, Longitude: -117.1210 In this case, the coordinates for Bonnie Claire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bonnie Claire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.978 degrees. |