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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 Benton Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benton Harbor 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 Benton Harbor:
- 33.683441, -84.209364
- 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 Benton Harbor
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Benton Harbor is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Benton Harbor
Communities Also Named Benton Harbor ...
We found one communities that are also named Benton Harbor.
Within Georgia, the name Benton Harbor is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Benton Harbor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Benton Harbor is located in Berrien County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the north of the Benton Harbor that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Benton Harbor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benton Harbor ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
- Cherry Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Chimney Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
- Kings Row
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Leisure Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
- Miners Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miners Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Creek
- Moonlight Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
- Raiders Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
- River Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Riverchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Snapfinger
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Willowcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willowcreek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
- Woodstream
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodstream is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
How Far From Benton Harbor 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 Benton Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benton Harbor and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Benton Harbor to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Benton Harbor) 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 Benton Harbor 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 Benton Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6834, Longitude: -84.2094 In this case, the coordinates for Benton Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.146 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.544 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.233 degrees. |
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