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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 East Benton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Benton 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 East Benton:
- 44.583400, -69.471710
- 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 East 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since East Benton is near Somerset County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 East Benton
Communities Also Named East Benton ...
We found one communities that are also named East Benton.
Within Maine, the name East Benton is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named East Benton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- This East Benton is located in Lackawanna County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Benton that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of East Benton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.
- China
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Decker Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Dodge Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Farwells Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
- Freedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Gregorys Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
- Lambs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Paines Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Smarts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From East 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 community such as East Benton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Benton and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Benton to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,353 miles [8,614.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,942 miles [6,344 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- East Benton) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Benton 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 East Benton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5834, Longitude: -69.4717 In this case, the coordinates for East Benton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.636 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.452 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.631 degrees. |
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