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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 Benzien, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benzien 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 Benzien:
- 47.255554, -107.680103
- 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 Benzien
- 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Since Benzien is near Petroleum County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Petroleum County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips 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 Benzien
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benzien ...
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.
- Blackfoot ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Bruce ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Chimney Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chimney Crossing is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Crossing
- Edwards
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Metersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Metersville is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metersville
- Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
- Sand Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steve Forks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Steve Forks is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steve Forks
How Far From Benzien 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 Benzien to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Benzien and extending to:
- Jordan, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Benzien to Jordan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,268 miles [8,478 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Benzien) 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 Benzien 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 Benzien. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2556, Longitude: -107.6801 In this case, the coordinates for Benzien have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.07 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.762 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.505 degrees. |
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