Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bentley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bentley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bentley
- 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 Bentley:
- 43.948077, -84.134440
- 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 Bentley
- 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 Bay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bay County
- Since Bentley is near Gladwin County and also Arenac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gladwin County
- eBird sighting report for Arenac 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 Bentley ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Bentley.
Within Michigan, the name Bentley is unique.
Beyond Michigan, 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 ...
- Alberta
- This Bentley lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bentley that is located in Bay County.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Bentley.
- Trumbull County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bentley [Trumbull County].
- Oklahoma
- Wyoming
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bentley ...
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.
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Bombay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Duel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
- Duel is located in Bay County
- Edenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Edwards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Hard Luck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Highwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Hockaday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Midland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
- Knights Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill
- Knights Mill is located in Arenac County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Maple Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Pine River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Arenac County
- Skidway Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
- Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <5>
- Sugar Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Worth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge
How Far From Bentley 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 Bentley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bentley and extending to:
- Bay City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bentley to Bay City, with an average speed<6> 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 just over a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bentley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bentley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bentley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9481, Longitude: -84.1344 In this case, the coordinates for Bentley 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 Bentley 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 Bentley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bentley 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 312.062 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.938 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.148 degrees. |