Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benson Place:
  • 34.695614, -106.311131
  • 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 Benson Place

• 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 Torrance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Torrance County
  • Since Benson Place is near Valencia County and also Bernalillo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bernalillo 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 Benson Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benson Place ...

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.

• Antelope Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Antelope Springs is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Springs
• Comanche Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
• Glover Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Glover Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Place
• King Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • King Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Place
• Martin Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Martin Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Place
• Meadow Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Moorehead Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moorehead Place is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Place
• Mountainair
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mountainair is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainair
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainair <1>
• Thunderbird
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird

How Far From Benson Place 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 community such as Benson Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Estancia, which is the Seat of Torrance County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Benson Place to Estancia, 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.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 7,204 miles [11,593.7 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 7,962 miles [12,813.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'