Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Benevola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benevola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Benevola
- 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 Benevola:
- 39.545654, -77.676103
- 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 Benevola
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Benevola is near Frederick County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Benevola ...
We found one communities that share the name Benevola.
Within Maryland, the name Benevola is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Benevola in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benevola ...
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.
- Appletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Bagtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Beaver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
- Blank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Crest Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Valley
- Crest Valley is located in Washington County
- Dogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Fairplay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fairplay is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <3>
- Fairplay Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Farms
- Fairplay Farms is located in Washington County
- Funkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkstown
- Funkstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funkstown <3>
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Greystone Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
- Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lens Rambles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lens Rambles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lens Rambles
- Lens Rambles is located in Frederick County
- Londontowne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londontowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Londontowne is located in Washington County
- Mapleville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Meadow Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Mousetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Porterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
- Porterstown is located in Washington County
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Washington County
- Wolfsville Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfsville Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville Crossing
- Wolfsville Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Woodland Way
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Way have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way
- Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
- Lens Rambles
How Far From Benevola 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 Benevola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benevola and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Benevola to Annapolis, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benevola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benevola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benevola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5457, Longitude: -77.6761 In this case, the coordinates for Benevola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Benevola to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.228 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.923 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.737 degrees. |