Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benton Heights:
  • 34.997094, -80.549789
  • 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 Benton Heights

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Benton Heights is near Mecklenburg County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Benton Heights

Communities Also Named Benton Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Benton Heights.

Within North Carolina, the name Benton Heights is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Benton Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Berrien County
    • This Benton Heights is located in Berrien County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Benton Heights that is located in Union County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Benton Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benton Heights ...

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.

• Bakers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bakers is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
• Bramblewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bramblewood is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Camelot is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Council Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Council Oaks is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Oaks
• Fowler Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fowler Crossroads is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Crossroads
• Helms Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Helms Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Park
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Kingswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kingswood is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Lee Wood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Wood is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Wood
• Rolling Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Timber Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Timber Lake is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lake

How Far From Benton Heights 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 Benton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benton Heights and extending to:

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Benton Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'