Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boneo:
  • 34.386224, -82.385957
  • 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 Boneo

• 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
  • Since Boneo is near Greenwood County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Boneo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boneo ...

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.

• Blue Heaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blue Heaven is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heaven
• Brick House
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brick House is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House
• Buck Stand
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Buck Stand is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Stand
• Due West
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Due West is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Due West <1>
• Erie ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Fairs Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairs Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairs Crossroads
• Foxville Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Foxville Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville Crossroads
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Friendship is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Iris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Iris is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
• Level Land
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
• Murray ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Murray is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• Shoals Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shoals Junction is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Junction

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

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

• Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Boneo to Abbeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'