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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 Bentleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bentleyville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bentleyville:
    • 40.107850, -80.283673
    • 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 Bentleyville
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Bentleyville is near Greene County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Bentleyville

Communities Also Named Bentleyville ...

We found two communities that are also named Bentleyville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Bentleyville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coosa County
      • This Bentleyville is located in Coosa County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bentleyville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Bentleyville.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bentleyville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Bentleyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bentleyville ...

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.

  • Gabby Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
  • Green Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Laboratory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Laboratory is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
  • Lincoln Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
  • Log Pile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Log Pile is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Pile
  • Long Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Long Pine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Plumbsock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Plumbsock is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbsock
  • Point Lookout
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Point Lookout is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
  • Prosperity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Prosperity is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Sugar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill

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

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

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bentleyville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bentleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bentleyville 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 Bentleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1078, Longitude: -80.2837       In this case, the coordinates for Bentleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.78 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.772 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.674 degrees.