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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 Ami, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bon Ami 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 Ami:
- 30.713537, -93.882682
- 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 Ami
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Bon Ami is near Newton County and also Beauregard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- 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 Ami
Communities Also Named Bon Ami ...
We found two communities that are also named Bon Ami.
Within Texas, the name Bon Ami is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Liberty County
- This Bon Ami is located in Liberty County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the east of the Bon Ami that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Bon Ami.
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- This Bon Ami is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east of the Bon Ami that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Bon Ami.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bon Ami ...
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.
- Call
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eclipse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eclipse is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclipse
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Howards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howards is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards
- Kirbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Trout Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Zion Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
How Far From Bon Ami 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 Bon Ami to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bon Ami and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bon Ami to Jasper, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,698 miles [12,388.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,574 miles [8,970.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bon Ami) 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 Bon Ami 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 Ami. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7135, Longitude: -93.8827 In this case, the coordinates for Bon Ami have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.773 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.64 degrees. |
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