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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 Benvenue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benvenue 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 Benvenue:
- 40.403975, -77.009422
- 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 Benvenue
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Benvenue is near Perry County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Benvenue
Communities Also Named Benvenue ...
We found one communities that are also named Benvenue.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Benvenue is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Benvenue in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Middlesex County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Benvenue [Middlesex County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benvenue ...
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.
- Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Dellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dellville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellville
- Fort Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Glenvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenvale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenvale
- Half Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Half Falls is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Falls
- Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rose Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Singersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Singersville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singersville
- Stone Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Summerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
How Far From Benvenue 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 Benvenue to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Benvenue and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Benvenue to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Benvenue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Benvenue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Benvenue 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 Benvenue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4040, Longitude: -77.0094 In this case, the coordinates for Benvenue have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.768 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.535 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.108 degrees. |
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