Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bonneau:
  • 33.305606, -79.956075
  • 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 Bonneau

• 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Bonneau is near Williamsburg County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Bonneau

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonneau ...

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.

• Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Cherry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Green Hill ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Harris Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
• Harristown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harristown is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
• Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Old Peru
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Peru is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Stony Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stony Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Landing
• Sugar Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Swamp Fox
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Swamp Fox is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Fox

How Far From Bonneau to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Bonneau to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bonneau and extending to:

• Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bonneau to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 419 miles [674.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'