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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 Bonilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonilla 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 Bonilla:
    • 44.583453, -98.500417
    • 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 Bonilla
  • 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 Beadle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beadle County
    • Since Bonilla is near Spink County and also Hand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spink County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hand 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 Bonilla

Communities Also Named Bonilla ...

We found one communities that are also named Bonilla.

Within South Dakota, the name Bonilla is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Bonilla in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Bonilla is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bonilla that is located in Beadle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Bonilla.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonilla ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonilla and extending to:

  • Huron, which is the Seat of Beadle County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bonilla to Huron, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Bonilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bonilla 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 Bonilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5835, Longitude: -98.5004    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.051 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.402 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.626 degrees.