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Communities Also Named Bender ...

We found eight communities that share the name Bender.

Within Manitoba, the name Bender is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, one is located in Canada and the other seven communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno 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 California community of Bender [Fresno County].
    • Georgia
      • Laurens 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 Georgia community of Bender [Laurens County].
    • Illinois
      • Johnson 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 Illinois community of Bender [Johnson County].
    • Michigan
      • Oceana 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 Michigan community of Bender [Oceana County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Kay County
      • This Bender is located in Kay County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kay County community of Bender.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Bender lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<3> to the west.
    • Texas
      • Harris 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 Texas community of Bender [Harris County].
    • Washington
      • Yakima 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 Washington community of Bender [Yakima County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bender ...

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.

  • Dennis Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Lake
  • Ideal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Markland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markland
  • Otto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Poplarfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarfield
  • Rembrandt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rembrandt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembrandt
  • Sandridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Silver
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
  • Skylake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skylake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylake

How Far From Bender 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 community such as Bender to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Bender once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bender and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Bender to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

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 Bender, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bender 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 . 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bender) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bender. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.6842, Longitude: -97.4749    
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Bender 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 321.303 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.312 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.517 degrees.




 

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