Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benson Junction:
  • 31.739256, -110.198133
  • 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 Benson Junction

• 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 Cochise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cochise County
  • Since Benson Junction is near Santa Cruz County and also Pima County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pima 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 Benson Junction

Communities Also Named Benson Junction ...

We found one communities that are also named Benson Junction.

Within Arizona, the name Benson Junction is unique.

Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Benson Junction in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Volusia County
    • This Benson Junction is located in Volusia County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the east of the Benson Junction that is located in Cochise County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Benson Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benson Junction ...

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.

• Bonnie Blink
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonnie Blink is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Blink
• Contention City ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Contention City is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
  • Contention City has also been known as:
  • Contention
• Escalante Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Escalante Crossing is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante Crossing
• Fry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fry is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
• Lewis Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Springs is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Springs
• Signal Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Signal Village is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
• Tombstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tombstone is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tombstone <2>
• Village Meadows
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Village Meadows is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Meadows
• Whetstone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Whetstone is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

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

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

• Bisbee, which is the Seat of Cochise County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Benson Junction to Bisbee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 110 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,257 miles [13,288.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'