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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 Benedict, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benedict 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 Benedict:
- 38.510448, -76.679791
- 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 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Benedict is near Calvert County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Benedict
Communities Also Named Benedict ...
We found nine communities that are also named Benedict.
Within Maryland, the name Benedict is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Benedict [Marion County].
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Benedict is located in Glynn County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Benedict that is located in Charles 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 570 miles [917.3 km] to the west southwest of the Benedict that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Benedict.
- Kansas
- Wilson County
- This Benedict is located in Wilson County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the west of the Benedict that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Benedict.
- Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- This Benedict is located in Hubbard County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Benedict that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hubbard County community of Benedict.
- Nebraska
- York County
- This Benedict is located in York County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Benedict that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Benedict.
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Benedict is located in Fulton County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Benedict that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Benedict.
- North Dakota
- McLean County
- This Benedict is located in McLean County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Benedict that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Benedict.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This Benedict is located in Lee County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Benedict that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Benedict.
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.
- Big Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Breezy Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
- Cedar Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cedar Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedarhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cellar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chickasaw Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
- Eagle Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Fiddlers Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fiddlers Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Point
- Follywoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Follywoods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
- Fox Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Golden Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Hidden River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Hunters Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Huntersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Loves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Loves is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
- Maxwell Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
- Potts Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potts Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
- Rustic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Shady Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
- Valley Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Walnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Wild Goose Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
How Far From Benedict 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 community 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:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Benedict to La Plata, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benedict) 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 Benedict 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 Benedict. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5104, Longitude: -76.6798 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.169 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.715 degrees. |
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