Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Benedict, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benedict and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Benedict
- 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:
- 37.627631, -95.743482
- 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
- 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 is near Woodson County and also Neosho County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Woodson County
- eBird sighting report for Neosho 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 Benedict ...
We found nine communities that share the name Benedict.
Within Kansas, the name Benedict is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Benedict is located in Glynn County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Benedict that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Benedict.
- Polk County
- This Benedict is located in Polk County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east southeast of the Benedict that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Benedict.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Dakota
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benedict ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Buffville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Cookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Coyville
(9 miles [14.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Roper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Benedict 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 city such as Benedict to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benedict and extending to:
- Fredonia, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Benedict to Topeka, with an average speed<5>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 1,016 miles [1,635.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benedict. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Benedict 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. |
| <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- Benedict) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benedict. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6276, Longitude: -95.7435 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Benedict 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 319.725 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.848 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.494 degrees. |