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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 Bon Air Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bon Air Estates 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 Bon Air Estates:
- 40.660339, -81.130378
- 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 Bon Air Estates
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Bon Air Estates is near Stark County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Bon Air Estates
Communities Also Named Bon Air Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Bon Air Estates.
Within Ohio, the name Bon Air Estates is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Bon Air Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Bon Air Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bon Air Estates that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bon Air Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bon Air Estates ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Heritage Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lake Mohawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mechanicstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minerva Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minerva Junction is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Junction
- Paradise Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pigtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigtown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigtown
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Toots Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Toots Crossroads is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toots Crossroads
How Far From Bon Air Estates 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 Bon Air Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bon Air Estates and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bon Air Estates to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bon Air Estates) 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 Bon Air Estates 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 Bon Air Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6603, Longitude: -81.1304 In this case, the coordinates for Bon Air Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.28 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.861 degrees. |
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