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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 Bon Aqua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bon Aqua 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 Bon Aqua:
- 35.953397, -87.326956
- 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 Bon Aqua
- 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Bon Aqua is near Dickson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Bon Aqua
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bon Aqua ...
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.
- Burns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craigfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Craigfield is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigfield
- Dickson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forks of Piney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Piney is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Piney
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hillcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Iron Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Liberty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Little Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Lyles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Reeders Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reeders Crossing is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeders Crossing
- Robinsons Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsons Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Chapel
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
How Far From Bon Aqua 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 Bon Aqua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bon Aqua and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bon Aqua to Centerville, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bon Aqua) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bon Aqua 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 Bon Aqua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9534, Longitude: -87.3270 In this case, the coordinates for Bon Aqua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.126 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.144 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.973 degrees. |
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