Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benleo:
  • 37.113933, -86.544155
  • 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 Benleo

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Benleo is near Butler County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Benleo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benleo ...

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.

• Anna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Anna is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
• Blue Level
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blue Level is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Level
• Dimple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dimple is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
• Greencastle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greencastle is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
• Guy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Guy is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
• Horsemill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Horsemill is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsemill
• Jetson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jetson is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
• Needmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Needmore is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Reedyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedyville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
• Rockland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Sand Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sugar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Vineyard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vineyard is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

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

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

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Benleo to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'