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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 Ben Hut, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ben Hut 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 Ben Hut:
- 30.352971, -91.173162
- 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 Ben Hut
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Ben Hut is near Iberville Parish and also West Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- 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 Ben Hut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ben Hut ...
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.
- Bayou Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Paul is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Paul
- Bluebonnet Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluebonnet Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebonnet Ridge
- Brown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Collegetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
- Dent Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dent Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Terrace
- Floyd Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Floyd Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Place
- Green Back Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Back Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Back Forest
- Heatherstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Indian Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Kings Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lakecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Laurel Lea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Lea is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Lukeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
- Mark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mark is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Run is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Sable Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sable Chase is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Chase
- Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silverside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Sweetbriar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- University Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- University Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
- University Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Shadows is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Shadows
- University Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- University View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Zee Zee Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens
How Far From Ben Hut 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 Ben Hut to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Ben Hut once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ben Hut and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the North.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ben Hut to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ben Hut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ben Hut) 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 Ben Hut 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 Ben Hut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3530, Longitude: -91.1732 In this case, the coordinates for Ben Hut have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.038 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.601 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.591 degrees. |
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