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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 Bona Vesta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bona Vesta 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 Bona Vesta:
- 41.488107, -84.527172
- 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 Bona Vesta
- 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 Williams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williams County
- Since Bona Vesta is near Defiance County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Bona Vesta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bona Vesta ...
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.
- Bryan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Lick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Lick is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Evansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmer is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Freedom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Hickory Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holiday City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Lock Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lock Port is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Port
- Maplecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplecrest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
- Willow Glenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Glenn is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glenn
How Far From Bona Vesta 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 Bona Vesta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bona Vesta and extending to:
- Bryan, which is the Seat of Williams County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bona Vesta to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bona Vesta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bona Vesta 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 Bona Vesta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4881, Longitude: -84.5272 In this case, the coordinates for Bona Vesta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.409 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.173 degrees. |
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