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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 Benton Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benton Station 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 Benton Station:
- 42.145272, -92.144627
- 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 Benton Station
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Benton Station is near Tama County and also Black Hawk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tama County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Black Hawk 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 Benton Station
Communities Also Named Benton Station ...
We found three communities that are also named Benton Station.
Within Iowa, the name Benton Station is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Benton Station lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the northwest of the Benton Station that is located in Benton County.
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- This Benton Station is located in Kennebec County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Benton Station that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Benton Station.
- Tennessee
- Polk County
- This Benton Station is located in Polk County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Benton Station that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Benton Station.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benton Station ...
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.
- Blessing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Center Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Geneva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Gilbertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Louise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Redman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redman is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Shady Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Benton Station to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Benton Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Benton Station once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Benton Station and extending to:
- Vinton, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the East.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Benton Station to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benton Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Benton Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Benton Station 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 Benton Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1453, Longitude: -92.1446 In this case, the coordinates for Benton Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.484 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.852 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.77 degrees. |
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