Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Benedict 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 Benedict Junction:
  • 37.610327, -95.771093
  • 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 Benedict 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since Benedict Junction is near Woodson County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Woodson County
  • eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benedict 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.

• Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• Buffville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffville
  • Buffville is located in Wilson County
  • Buffville has also been known as:
  • Buffsville
• Cookville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Cookville is located in Woodson County
• Coyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
  • Coyville is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
• Fall River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <2>
• Rest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
  • Rest is located in Wilson County
• Roper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
  • Roper is located in Wilson County
• Rose
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Rose is located in Woodson County

How Far From Benedict Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Benedict Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Benedict Junction and extending to:

• Fredonia, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Benedict Junction to Topeka, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/