Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bensons Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bensons Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bensons Landing

• 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 Bensons Landing:
  • 45.690213, -110.529927
  • 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 Bensons Landing

• 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 Park County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Park County
  • Since Bensons Landing is near Gallatin County and also Sweet Grass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
  • eBird sighting report for Sweet Grass 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bensons Landing ...

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.

• Chestnut
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
• Chimney Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
  • Chimney Rock is located in Park County
• Clyde Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
  • Clyde Park is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <2>
• Elton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton is located in Park County
• Hoppers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
  • Hoppers is located in Park County
• Hunters Hot Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hot Springs
  • Hunters Hot Springs is located in Park County
• Pine Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Pine Creek is located in Park County
• Woods Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place
  • Woods Place is located in Park County

How Far From Bensons Landing 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 Bensons Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Bensons Landing once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bensons Landing and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Park County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<4> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bensons Landing to Helena, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,438 miles [8,751.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/