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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 Bennett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennett 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 Bennett:
    • 41.739863, -90.973924
    • 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
  • 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 Iowa, the name Bennett is unique.

Beyond Iowa, 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
      • Nevada 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 Arkansas community of Bennett [Nevada County].
    • British Columbia
      • 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 British Columbia community of Bennett.
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Bennett is located in Adams County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<2> to the west of the Bennett that is located in Cedar 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
      • Bay County
      • This Bennett is located in Bay County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Bennett.
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion County
      • This Bennett is located in Vermilion County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Bennett.
    • Kansas
      • Lyon 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 Kansas community of Bennett [Lyon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan 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 Kentucky community of Bennett [Harlan County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Bennett is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Bennett.
    • 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
      • Itasca County
      • This Bennett is located in Itasca County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Bennett.
    • Mississippi
      • Hancock 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 Mississippi community of Bennett [Hancock County].
    • Missouri
      • Ripley County
      • This Bennett is located in Ripley County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the south of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Bennett.
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • This Bennett is located in Cape May County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<2> to the east of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Bennett.
    • 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 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bennett that is located in Cedar 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
      • Charleston County
      • This Bennett is located in Charleston County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Bennett.
    • Texas
      • Parker County
      • This Bennett is located in Parker County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Bennett.
    • Utah
      • Uintah County
      • This Bennett is located in Uintah County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<2> to the west of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uintah County community of Bennett.
    • 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 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Bennett.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This Bennett is located in Douglas County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<2> to the north of the Bennett that is located in Cedar County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Bennett.
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon 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 Wyoming community of Bennett [Carbon County].

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.

  • Big Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
    • Big Rock is located in Scott County
  • Cedar Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
  • Clarence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
  • Lime City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Lime City is located in Cedar County
    • Former names for Lime City:
    • Lime Kilns
    • Munn
  • Maysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Moscow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Muscatine County
  • Plainview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Scott County
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
    • Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
  • Wheatland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people

How Far From Bennett 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 city 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:

  • Tipton, which is the Seat of Cedar County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bennett to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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 Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 drawn 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: 41.7399, Longitude: -90.9739       In this case, the coordinates for Bennett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.677 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.873 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.275 degrees.









 

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