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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 Benld, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benld 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 Benld:
- 39.093045, -89.804886
- 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 Benld
- 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 Macoupin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macoupin County
- Since Benld is near Madison County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Benld
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benld ...
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.
- Carpenter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Eagarville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Castle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Holiday Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Honey Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Island View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Island View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairietown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Shipman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stagecoach Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stagecoach Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Junction
- Sunrise Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
How Far From Benld to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Benld to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Benld and extending to:
- Carlinville, which is the Seat of Macoupin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Benld to Carlinville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Benld) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Benld 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 Benld. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0930, Longitude: -89.8049 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.831 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.54 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.354 degrees. |
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