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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 Benitez, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benitez 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 Benitez:
- 26.505345, -97.770273
- 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 Benitez
- 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 Willacy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Willacy County
- Since Benitez is near Hidalgo County and also Kenedy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenedy 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 Benitez
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benitez ...
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.
- Catherine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine has also been known as:
- Catherine Colonia
- Delta - Rodger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delta - Rodger is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta - Rodger
- Delta - Rodger has also been known as:
- Delta - Rodger Colonia
- Delta West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delta West is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta West
- Delta West has also been known as:
- Delta West Colonia
- Eggers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eggers is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
- Eggers has also been known as:
- Eggers Colonia
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Indian Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jessups
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jessups is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups
- Jessups has also been known as:
- Jessups Colonia
- Lisa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lisa is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisa
- Lisa has also been known as:
- Lisa Colonia
- Matt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matt is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt
- Matt has also been known as:
- Matt Colonia
- Palm Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Raymondville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rudolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rudolph is located in Kenedy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Sandy has also been known as:
- Sandy Colonia
How Far From Benitez 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 Benitez to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Benitez and extending to:
- Raymondville, which is the Seat of Willacy County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Benitez to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,070 miles [12,987.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benitez) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Benitez 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 Benitez. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.5053, Longitude: -97.7703 In this case, the coordinates for Benitez have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.584 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.572 degrees. |
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