Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bondville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bondville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bondville
- 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 Bondville:
- 43.144799, -72.875655
- 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 Bondville
- 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 Bennington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bennington County
- Since Bondville is near Windham County and also Windsor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Windham County
- eBird sighting report for Windsor 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 Bondville ...
We found four communities that share the name Bondville.
Within Vermont, the name Bondville is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- Quebec
- This Bondville lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the north of the Bondville that is located in Bennington County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bondville ...
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.
- Beartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - French Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hollow
- French Hollow is located in Bennington County
- Goose City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
- Goose City is located in Windham County
- Harmonyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
- Harmonyville is located in Windham County
- Londonderry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <4>
- Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in Bennington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
- Pikes Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikes Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Falls
- Pikes Falls is located in Windham County
- Piper Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Ridge
- Piper Ridge is located in Bennington County
- Podunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- Podunk is located in Windham County
- Reedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Bondville 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 Bondville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bondville and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Bennington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bondville to Manchester, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,549 miles [8,930.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,138 miles [6,659.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bondville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bondville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bondville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1448, Longitude: -72.8757 In this case, the coordinates for Bondville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bondville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bondville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.812 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.007 degrees. |