Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Benroy:
  • 47.242601, -122.246231
  • 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 Benroy

• 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
  • Since Benroy is near King County and also Kitsap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap 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 Benroy

Communities Also Named Benroy ...

We found one communities that are also named Benroy.

Within Washington, the name Benroy is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Benroy in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • York County
    • This Benroy is located in York County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<1> to the east of the Benroy that is located in Pierce County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Benroy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Benroy ...

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.

• Cedarview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarview is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
• Christopher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Christopher is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
• Federal Way
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <2>
• Firwood ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Firwood is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
• Gardenville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gardenville is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
• Green River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Green River is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Lakota
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakota is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
• Meeker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meeker is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
• Mirror Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mirror Lake is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
• Prairie Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
• Stuck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stuck is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benroy and extending to:

• Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Benroy to Tacoma, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,317 miles [3,728.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,558 miles [12,163.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'