Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benjestown:
  • 35.251754, -90.055369
  • 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 Benjestown

• 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Benjestown is near Crittenden County and also Mississippi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi 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 Benjestown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benjestown ...

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.

• Cuba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuba is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Egypt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Egypt is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Felts
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Felts is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts
• Greenlaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenlaw is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
• Griffin Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffin Corner is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Corner
• Hunt Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Island Forty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Forty is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Forty
• Jester ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jester is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
• Little John
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little John is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little John
• Locke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Locke is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
• Mound City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
• Redman Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Redman Point is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Point
• Rugby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rugby is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Stonewall Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stonewall Place is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Benjestown and extending to:

• Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Benjestown to Nashville, 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'