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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 Benwood Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benwood Junction 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 Benwood Junction:
- 40.005629, -80.734249
- 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 Benwood Junction
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Benwood Junction is near Belmont County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Benwood Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benwood Junction ...
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.
- Anvil
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Cedar Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Elm Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Greggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greggsville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Martins Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moundsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mozart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mozart is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mozart Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Shadyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Heights is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Vineyard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
How Far From Benwood Junction 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 Benwood Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Benwood Junction and extending to:
- Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Benwood Junction to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benwood Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Benwood Junction 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 Benwood Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0056, Longitude: -80.7342 In this case, the coordinates for Benwood Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.062 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.077 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.912 degrees. |
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