Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bonaldo:
  • 31.517680, -94.808544
  • 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 Bonaldo

• 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 Nacogdoches County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
  • Since Bonaldo is near Angelina County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Bonaldo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonaldo ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Central
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Central is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Climax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Climax is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Cross Roads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Eden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Forest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lacyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lacyville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacyville
• Redtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Redtown is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
• Winter Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Winter Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
• Woodlawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Nacogdoches, which is the Seat of Nacogdoches County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bonaldo to Nacogdoches, with an average speed<2> 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 194 miles [312.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,699 miles [12,390.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'