Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bennettsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennettsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bennettsville
- 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 Bennettsville:
- 42.360008, -90.728186
- 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 Bennettsville
- 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 Dubuque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
- Since Bennettsville is near Jackson County and also Jo Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess 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 Bennettsville ...
We found six communities that share the name Bennettsville.
Within Iowa, the name Bennettsville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bennettsville [Etowah County].
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This Bennettsville is located in Clark County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bennettsville that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Bennettsville.
- Kansas
- Russell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bennettsville [Russell County].
- Kentucky
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bennettsville [Knox County].
- New York
- Chenango County
- This Bennettsville is located in Chenango County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<2> to the east of the Bennettsville that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Bennettsville.
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- This Bennettsville is located in Marlboro County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bennettsville that is located in Dubuque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Bennettsville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennettsville ...
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.
- Budd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Cathedral Square
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathedral Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Square
- Cathedral Square is located in Dubuque County
- Cottonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Eagle Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Dubuque County
- Garry Owen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Kidder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - King
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Otter Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Dubuque County
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Twin Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Twin Springs is located in Dubuque County
How Far From Bennettsville 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 Bennettsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bennettsville and extending to:
- Dubuque, which is the Seat of Dubuque County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bennettsville to Dubuque, 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennettsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dubuque County: www.dubuquecounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bennettsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bennettsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennettsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3600, Longitude: -90.7282 In this case, the coordinates for Bennettsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bennettsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Bennettsville 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 316.518 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.776 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.99 degrees. |