Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bentonia:
  • 32.643397, -90.369314
  • 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 Bentonia

• 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
  • Since Bentonia is near Madison County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Bentonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bentonia ...

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.

• Adelle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Adelle is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
• Flora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flora is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <1>
• Little Yazoo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Yazoo is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Yazoo
• Liverpool ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Liverpool is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
• Mechanicsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
• Nevada
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
• Oil City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oil City is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Plumville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plumville is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
• Roadside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Roadside is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
• Scotland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotland is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Scotland Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotland Fork is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Fork
• Stokes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stokes is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley is located in Yazoo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

How Far From Bentonia to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Bentonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bentonia and extending to:

• Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bentonia to Yazoo City, 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 four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'