Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Benton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Benton
- 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:
- 40.703567, -94.361420
- 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 Benton
- 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 Ringgold County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ringgold County
- Since Benton is near Taylor County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Benton ...
We found 40 communities that share the name Benton.
Within Iowa, the name Benton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 38 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Benton is located in Franklin County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Benton.
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Benton [Lake County].
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This Benton is located in Butler County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Benton.
- Phillips County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Benton [Phillips County].
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Benton [Kenton County].
- Marshall County
- This Benton is located in Marshall County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Benton.
- Muhlenberg 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 Kentucky community of Benton [Muhlenberg County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Saint Louis City
- This Benton is located in Saint Louis City and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Benton.
- Scott County
- This Benton is located in Scott County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the southeast of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Benton.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Benton lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Benton lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This Benton is located in Crawford County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Benton.
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Benton [Hancock County].
- Holmes County
- This Benton is located in Holmes County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Benton.
- Lorain County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lorain County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Benton.
- Wood County
- This community is historic and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Benton.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Benton is located in Columbia County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Benton.
- Lancaster County
- This Benton is located in Lancaster County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the east of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Benton.
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Benton [Marshall County].
- Polk County
- This Benton is located in Polk County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Benton that is located in Ringgold County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Benton.
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benton ...
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.
- Diagonal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
- Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <4>
- Gravity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Union County
- Lee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Marshall ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Merle Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merle Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle Junction
- Merle Junction is located in Taylor County
- Prohibition City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prohibition City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Stringtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Tingley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
- Tingley is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <4>
- Worth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
How Far From Benton 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 city such as Benton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Benton and extending to:
- Mount Ayr, which is the Seat of Ringgold County, lies just to the East.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Benton to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>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 4 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 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Benton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7036, Longitude: -94.3614 In this case, the coordinates for Benton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Benton 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. |
| <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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Benton 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 318.964 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.362 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.231 degrees. |