Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bonn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bonn
- 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 Bonn:
- 39.531463, -81.385397
- 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 Bonn
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Bonn is near Noble County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Noble County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Bonn ...
We found one communities that share the name Bonn.
Within Ohio, the name Bonn is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Bonn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonn ...
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.
- Carter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Cow Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Dart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Fay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Gasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Grand View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Harriettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Honesty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Macksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Macksburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macksburg <3>
- Moss Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Rainbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rathbone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Ruraldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stanleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Stanleyville is located in Washington County
- Steel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Washington County
- Oak Grove
How Far From Bonn 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 Bonn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonn and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bonn to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bonn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5315, Longitude: -81.3854 In this case, the coordinates for Bonn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bonn 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 310.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.482 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.366 degrees. |