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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 Benhams, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benhams 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 Benhams:
- 36.678612, -82.218349
- 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 Benhams
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Benhams is near Bristol City and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Benhams
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benhams ...
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.
- Hobbs Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hobbs Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Ford
- Leonard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lime Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Hill
- Lone Star
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Malcolm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravens Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Rocktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Rush Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rush Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Corner
- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wolfrun ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfrun is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfrun
How Far From Benhams 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 Benhams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Benhams and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Benhams to Abingdon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benhams) 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 Benhams 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 Benhams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6786, Longitude: -82.2183 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.031 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.691 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.627 degrees. |
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