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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 Benhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benhill 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 Benhill:
- 35.871453, -86.726387
- 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 Benhill
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Benhill is near Rutherford County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Benhill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benhill ...
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.
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Crockett Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
- Crockett Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
- Crockett Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
- Cross Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hooker Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hooker Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hills
- Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Liberty Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Little Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Texas is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mudsink
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mudsink is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
- Redwing Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
- Riverview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Royal Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Rudderville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rudderville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudderville
- Springview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springview is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Stonebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonebrook is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Benhill 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 Benhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Benhill and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Benhill to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benhill) 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 Benhill 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 Benhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8715, Longitude: -86.7264 In this case, the coordinates for Benhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.751 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.70 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.735 degrees. |
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