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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 Benoit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benoit 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 Benoit:
- 31.782926, -99.828972
- 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 Benoit
- 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 Runnels County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Runnels County
- Since Benoit is near Coleman County and also Concho County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coleman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Concho 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 Benoit
Communities Also Named Benoit ...
We found six communities that are also named Benoit.
Within Texas, the name Benoit is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Benoit is located in Walker County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Benoit that is located in Runnels County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Benoit.
- Minnesota
- Polk County
- This Benoit is located in Polk County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the north of the Benoit that is located in Runnels County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Benoit.
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Benoit is located in Bolivar County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Benoit that is located in Runnels County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Benoit.
- New Brunswick
- This Benoit lies 2,121 miles [3,413.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Benoit that is located in Runnels County.
- Ontario
- This Benoit lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Benoit that is located in Runnels County.
- Wisconsin
- Bayfield County
- This Benoit is located in Bayfield County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Benoit that is located in Runnels County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Benoit.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benoit ...
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.
- Crews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crews is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
- Glen Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Lawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marie is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Miles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Novice
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seventeen Mile Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Stacy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
How Far From Benoit to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Benoit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benoit and extending to:
- Ballinger, which is the Seat of Runnels County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Benoit to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,889 miles [12,696.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benoit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Benoit 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 Benoit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7829, Longitude: -99.8290 In this case, the coordinates for Benoit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.859 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.624 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.127 degrees. |
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