Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bona and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bona
- 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 Bona:
- 33.711493, -96.474989
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bona
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Bona is near Bryan County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- eBird sighting report for Fannin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bona ...
We found two communities that share the name Bona.
Within Texas, the name Bona is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bona ...
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.
- Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Carpenters Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Bluff
- Carpenters Bluff is located in Grayson County
- Frontier Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Joe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Red River City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Twin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Woodlake Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
- Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County
How Far From Bona to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bona and extending to:
- Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bona to Sherman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,659 miles [12,326 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,539 miles [8,914.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7115, Longitude: -96.4750 In this case, the coordinates for Bona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Bona to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.839 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.405 degrees. |