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:
- 46.329171, -102.063487
- 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 Hettinger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hettinger County
- Since Bentley is near Grant County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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 North Dakota, the name Bentley is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, 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 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bentley that is located in Hettinger County.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- 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.
- Brisbane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Carson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <5>
- Heil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Lemmon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemmon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
- Lemmon is located in Perkins County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemmon <5>
- Regent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
- Regent is located in Hettinger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regent <5>
- Thunder Hawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunder Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hawk
- Thunder Hawk is located in Corson County (SD)
How Far From Bentley 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 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:
- Mott, which is the Seat of Hettinger County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bentley to Mott, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 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 State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 46.3292, Longitude: -102.0635 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 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 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 324.743 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.695 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.311 degrees. |