Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bengoechea Place:
  • 42.304623, -115.847870
  • 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 Bengoechea Place

• 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 Owyhee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee County
  • Since Bengoechea Place is near Elko County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elko 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 Bengoechea Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bengoechea Place ...

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.

• China Hat
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • China Hat is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hat
• Cottonwood ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Dans Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dans Place is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dans Place
• Dickens Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickens Place is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Place
• Frost Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost Place is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Place
• James Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • James Place is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Place
• Riddle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Riddle is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Three Forks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Three Forks is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Wickahoney ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wickahoney is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickahoney

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bengoechea Place and extending to:

• Murphy, which is the Seat of Owyhee County, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Bengoechea Place to Murphy, 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,030 miles [3,267 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,763 miles [12,493.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'