Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bon Air, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bon Air and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bon Air
- 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 Air:
- 37.524939, -77.557743
- 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 Bon Air
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Bon Air is near Richmond County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- 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 Bon Air ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Bon Air.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Bon Air.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Bon Air is located in Jefferson County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bon Air that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bon Air.
- Talladega County
- This Bon Air is located in Talladega County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the west southwest of the Bon Air that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Bon Air.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Bon Air lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bon Air that is located in Chesterfield County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Bon Air is located in Allegheny County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bon Air that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Bon Air.
- Cambria County
- This Bon Air is located in Cambria County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the north northwest of the Bon Air that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Bon Air.
- Delaware County
- This Bon Air is located in Delaware County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the north northeast of the Bon Air that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Bon Air.
- Tennessee
- Sumner County
- This Bon Air is located in Sumner County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bon Air that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Bon Air.
- White County
- This Bon Air is located in White County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the west of the Bon Air that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Bon Air.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bon Air ...
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.
- Cherokee Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
- Grand Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Granite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Gravel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
- Hobby Hill Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
- Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Mooreland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Old Gun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Spring Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Willow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Bon Air 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 Air to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bon Air and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bon Air to Chesterfield, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bon Air. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bon Air) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bon Air. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5249, Longitude: -77.5577 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bon Air could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Air to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.442 degrees. |