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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 Bennington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennington and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bennington:
    • 39.151496, -77.237205
    • 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 Bennington
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Bennington is near Loudoun County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Bennington

Communities Also Named Bennington ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Bennington.

Within Maryland, the name Bennington is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of fourteen communities that are located 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 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Bennington.
    • Illinois
      • Edwards County
      • This Bennington is located in Edwards County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Bennington.
    • Indiana
      • Switzerland County
      • This Bennington is located in Switzerland County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery 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 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Bennington.
    • Michigan
      • Shiawassee County
      • This Bennington is located in Shiawassee County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery 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 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery 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 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery 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 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery 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 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Bennington.
    • Ontario
      • This Bennington lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery 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 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bennington that is located in Montgomery 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.

  • Brown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Brown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Clopper
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
  • Coventry
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Coventry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Diamond Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
  • Fox Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Kings Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
  • Kingsview Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
  • Liberty Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
  • Log Town ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Log Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
  • Londonderry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Longdraft
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
  • Nathans Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Observatory Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
    • Orchard Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
    • Orchard Pond
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
    • Parkridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
    • Pleasant Fields
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
    • Pleasant Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Quail Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Whetstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
    • Willow Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Bennington 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 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:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Bennington to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bennington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Bennington 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 Bennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1515, Longitude: -77.2372       In this case, the coordinates for Bennington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.992 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.594 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.701 degrees.