Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benkelman:
  • 40.051271, -101.532987
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Benkelman

• 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 Dundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Dundy County
  • Since Benkelman is near Hitchcock County and also Cheyenne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Hitchcock County
  • eBird sighting report for Cheyenne 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benkelman ...

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.

• Bird City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird City
  • Bird City is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bird City <1>
• Enders
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
  • Enders is located in Chase County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enders <1>
• Hamlet
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Hayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <1>
• Ough
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ough
  • Ough is located in Dundy County
• Parks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Dundy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <1>

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

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

• Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Benkelman to Lincoln, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,303 miles [2,097 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,509 miles [12,084.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Benkelman: www.benkelman.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/