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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 Benedict, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benedict 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 Benedict:
- 47.830559, -101.084041
- 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 Benedict
- 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Since Benedict is near McHenry County and also Ward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ward 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 Benedict
Communities Also Named Benedict ...
We found nine communities that are also named Benedict.
Within North Dakota, the name Benedict is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Benedict [Marion County].
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Benedict is located in Glynn County and lies 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<2> to the southeast of the Benedict that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Benedict.
- Polk County
- This Benedict is located in Polk County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km] to the southeast of the Benedict that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Benedict.
- Kansas
- Wilson County
- This Benedict is located in Wilson County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Benedict that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Benedict.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Benedict is located in Charles County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Benedict that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Benedict.
- Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- This Benedict is located in Hubbard County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the east of the Benedict that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hubbard County community of Benedict.
- Nebraska
- York County
- This Benedict is located in York County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Benedict that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Benedict.
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Benedict is located in Fulton County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<2> to the east of the Benedict that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Benedict.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This Benedict is located in Lee County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Benedict that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Benedict.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benedict ...
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.
- Emmet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmet is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Pick City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pick City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Turtle Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Voltaire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Benedict 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 city such as Benedict to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benedict and extending to:
- Washburn, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Benedict to Washburn, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Benedict could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Benedict) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Benedict 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 Benedict. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8306, Longitude: -101.0840 In this case, the coordinates for Benedict have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.038 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.063 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.419 degrees. |
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