Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bennets Crossroads:
  • 36.904593, -77.887220
  • 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 Bennets Crossroads

• 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Bennets Crossroads is near Lunenburg County and also Dinwiddie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie 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 Bennets Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennets Crossroads ...

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.

• Alberta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Cool Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Danieltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Danieltown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
• Edmunds Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
• Hickory Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Octagon
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Octagon is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
• Rocky Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Sturgeonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
• Tobacco
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tobacco is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco
• Vote
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vote is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vote

How Far From Bennets Crossroads 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 Bennets Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bennets Crossroads to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'