Welcome to Benson Lake ...
Although we found mention of Benson Lake during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Benson Lake was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Benson Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Benson Lake, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for Benson Lake: Benson Lk.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Benson Lake might be (or was) located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
We believe that Benson Lake would be found within the (250) & (778)<2> area codes.
Communities near Benson Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benson Lake.
- Port McNeill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port McNeill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port McNeill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port McNeill <4>
- Port Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jeune Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeune Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeune Landing
- Hyde Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Creek
- Suquash
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suquash came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suquash
- Beaver Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
- Mahatta River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahatta River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahatta River
- Quatsino
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quatsino came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quatsino
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quatsino <4>
- Alert Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alert Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alert Bay <4>
- Chamiss Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamiss Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamiss Bay
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benson Lake ...
Looking for more information about Benson Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Benson Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benson Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Benson Lake and then turned east". While Benson Lake could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Benson Lake as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Benson Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250). |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |