Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bondale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bondale and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bondale

• 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 Bondale:
  • 35.014007, -82.028162
  • 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 Bondale

• 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • Since Bondale is near Greenville County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Bondale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bondale ...

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.

• Boiling Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <1>
• Chestnut Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
• Gary Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Lone Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Mountainbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Peachtree Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
• Pinnacle Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
• Quail Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Stone Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
• Twin Brooks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Brooks is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
• Willow Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

How Far From Bondale 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 Bondale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bondale and extending to:

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bondale to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 384 miles [618 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'