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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 Benoit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benoit 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 Benoit:
- 47.701635, -96.394779
- 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 Benoit
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Benoit is near Red Lake County and also Norman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norman 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 Benoit
Communities Also Named Benoit ...
We found six communities that are also named Benoit.
Within Minnesota, the name Benoit is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Benoit is located in Walker County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Benoit that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Benoit.
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Benoit is located in Bolivar County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Benoit that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Benoit.
- New Brunswick
- This Benoit lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the east of the Benoit that is located in Polk County.
- Ontario
- This Benoit lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the east of the Benoit that is located in Polk County.
- Texas
- Runnels County
- This Benoit is located in Runnels County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the south of the Benoit that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Runnels County community of Benoit.
- Wisconsin
- Bayfield County
- This Benoit is located in Bayfield County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Benoit that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Benoit.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benoit ...
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.
- Dorothy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Fertile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenview is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Harold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Maple Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Melvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Mentor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Lake Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Benoit 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 Benoit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benoit and extending to:
- Crookston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Benoit to Crookston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Benoit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Benoit 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 Benoit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7016, Longitude: -96.3948 In this case, the coordinates for Benoit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.548 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.077 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.688 degrees. |
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