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we pass this GPS location for Bennington:
38.524384, -88.131771
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Bennington.
Within Illinois, the name Bennington is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Idaho
Bear Lake County
This Bennington is located in Bear Lake County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Bennington.
Indiana
Switzerland County
This Bennington is located in Switzerland County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Bennington.
Kansas
Ottawa County
This Bennington is located in Ottawa County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Bennington.
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Bennington is located in Montgomery County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bennington.
Michigan
Shiawassee County
This Bennington is located in Shiawassee County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Bennington.
Minnesota
Mower 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 Minnesota community of Bennington [Mower County].
Nebraska
Douglas County
This Bennington is located in Douglas County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Bennington.
New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
This Bennington is located in Hillsborough County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bennington.
New York
Wyoming County
This Bennington is located in Wyoming County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Bennington.
Ohio
Morrow 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 Bennington [Morrow County].
Oklahoma
Bryan County
This Bennington is located in Bryan County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Bennington.
Ontario
This Bennington lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
Pennsylvania
Blair County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Blair County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Bennington.
Vermont
Bennington County
This Bennington is located in Bennington County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bennington that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Bennington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennington ...
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.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallagher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
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 Bennington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bennington and extending to:
Albion, which is the Seat of Edwards County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bennington to Albion, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bennington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5244, Longitude: -88.1318
<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 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 Bennington 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 Bennington, 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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Bennington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.726 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.192 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.712 degrees.