Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benavides:
  • 27.599043, -98.408420
  • 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 Benavides

• 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 Duval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval County
  • Since Benavides is near Jim Wells County and also Jim Hogg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Wells County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Hogg 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 Benavides

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benavides ...

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.

• Alice
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alice
  • From Benavides to Alice
• Conception
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Conception is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception
• Coyote Acres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
  • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
  • Coyote Acres Colonia
• Meadow Ridge
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Ridge is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Meadow Ridge has also been known as:
  • Meadow Ridge Colonia
• Owl Ranch
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Owl Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch
• Seven Sisters
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Seven Sisters is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Sisters
• Victory Place
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory Place is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Place
  • Victory Place has also been known as:
  • Victory Place Colonia

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

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

• San Diego, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Benavides to San Diego, 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,454 miles [2,340 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,044 miles [12,945.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'