Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benns Church:
  • 36.937926, -76.586064
  • 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 Benns Church

• 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 Isle of Wight County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Isle of Wight County
  • Since Benns Church is near Suffolk City and also Newport News City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City

• 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 Benns Church

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benns Church ...

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.

• Cedar Crest Hall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Crest Hall is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Hall
• Cedar Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Point is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Chuckatuck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
• Eclipse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eclipse is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclipse
• Foursquare
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Foursquare is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foursquare
• Gloversville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gloversville is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
• Horseshoe Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horseshoe Point is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Point
• Lone Star Lakes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lone Star Lakes is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Lakes
• Longview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Muddy Cross
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Muddy Cross is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
• Rescue
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
• Rollingwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rollingwood is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
• Sandy Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Sleepy Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Lake is located in Suffolk City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Lake

How Far From Benns Church 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 Benns Church to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Isle of Wight, which is the Seat of Isle of Wight County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Benns Church to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 137 miles [220.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,537 miles [7,301.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'