Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bennett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bennett
- 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 Bennett:
- 36.733184, -91.004156
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bennett
- 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Since Bennett is near Carter County and also Oregon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Oregon 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bennett ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Bennett.
Within Missouri, the name Bennett is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Bennett is located in Adams County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bennett that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Bennett.
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Bennett [Arapahoe County].
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bennett [Alger County].
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bennett [Lake County].
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bennett [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Lea County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Bennett [Lea County].
- San Juan County
- Although located in San Juan County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Bennett.
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bennett [Anson County].
- Chatham County
- This Bennett is located in Chatham County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the east of the Bennett that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Bennett.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bennett [Allegheny County].
- Luzerne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bennett [Luzerne County].
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Bennett [Gilmer County].
- Lewis County
- This Bennett is located in Lewis County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bennett that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Bennett.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennett ...
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.
- Barren ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Calm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Calm is located in Oregon County
- Greenville Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Ford
- Greenville Ford is located in Ripley County
- Handy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hill Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Ponder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Wilderness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wilderness is located in Oregon County
How Far From Bennett 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 Bennett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bennett and extending to:
- Doniphan, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bennett to Doniphan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bennett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bennett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7332, Longitude: -91.0042 |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Bennett 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 county. 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bennett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.504 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.996 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.43 degrees. |