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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 Bonsack, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bonsack 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 Bonsack:
- 37.325970, -79.865871
- 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 Bonsack
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Bonsack is near Botetourt County and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bonsack
Communities Also Named Bonsack ...
We found one communities that are also named Bonsack.
Within Virginia, the name Bonsack is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Bonsack in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Overton County
- This Bonsack is located in Overton County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bonsack that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Bonsack.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bonsack ...
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.
- Bluestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluestone is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Colonial Trail is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Trail
- Falling Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Falling Creek is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Heatherstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heatherstone is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Woods is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Huntridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huntridge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntridge
- Laymantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Lynn Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lynn Haven is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowview is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Muse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Muse is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
- Peachtree
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peachtree is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rainbow Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Rockydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockydale is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockydale
- Runaway Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Springtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springtree is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtree
- Stepping Stone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stepping Stone is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepping Stone
- Sunrise Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Waterfall Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
How Far From Bonsack 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 Bonsack to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bonsack and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bonsack to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonsack) 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 Bonsack 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 Bonsack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3260, Longitude: -79.8659 In this case, the coordinates for Bonsack have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.18 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.453 degrees. |
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