Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benny Megeath:
  • 38.960110, -78.159444
  • 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 Benny Megeath

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Benny Megeath is near Frederick County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Benny Megeath

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benny Megeath ...

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.

• Cedarville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedarville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Front Royal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <1>
• Front Royal Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
• Green Hill Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
• Happy Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
• Heritage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Heritage is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Hill and Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• River View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • River View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Rockland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Royal Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Village is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
• Success
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Success is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
• Woodland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Benny Megeath 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 Benny Megeath to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Benny Megeath and extending to:

• Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Benny Megeath to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'