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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 Benoit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benoit 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 Benoit:
    • 33.753996, -87.157223
    • 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 Benoit
  • 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Since Benoit is near Jefferson County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Benoit

Communities Also Named Benoit ...

We found six communities that are also named Benoit.

Within Alabama, the name Benoit is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • This Benoit is located in Polk County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Benoit that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Benoit.
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • This Benoit is located in Bolivar County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west of the Benoit that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Benoit.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Benoit lies 1,491 miles [2,399.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Benoit that is located in Walker County.
    • Ontario
      • This Benoit lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Benoit that is located in Walker County.
    • Texas
      • Runnels County
      • This Benoit is located in Runnels County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west of the Benoit that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Runnels County community of Benoit.
    • Wisconsin
      • Bayfield County
      • This Benoit is located in Bayfield County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the north of the Benoit that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Benoit.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benoit ...

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.

  • America
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • America is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
  • Barney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Barney is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Dovertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dovertown is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
  • Gobblers Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
  • Hull
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hull is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Lynns Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lynns Park is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Hope is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Red Star
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Star is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
  • Rocky Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
  • Ruby ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ruby is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Union Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Union Chapel is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benoit and extending to:

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Benoit to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Benoit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Benoit 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 Benoit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7540, Longitude: -87.1572       In this case, the coordinates for Benoit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.905 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.584 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.39 degrees.