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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 Bentley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bentley 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 Bentley:
    • 41.209779, -80.522015
    • 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
  • 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.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Bentley.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Mahoning County
      • This community is historic<1> 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.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Bentley lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bentley that is located in Trumbull County.
    • Illinois
      • Hancock County
      • This Bentley is located in Hancock County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the west of the Bentley that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Bentley.
    • Indiana
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Bentley [Fayette County].
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Bentley is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<2> to the west of the Bentley that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Bentley.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Bentley is located in Sedgwick County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<2> to the west of the Bentley that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Bentley.
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • This Bentley is located in Grant Parish and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bentley that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Bentley.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bentley [Baltimore County].
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • This Bentley is located in Bay County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bentley that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Bentley.
    • Mississippi
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bentley [Calhoun County].
    • North Carolina
      • Alexander County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bentley [Alexander County].
    • North Dakota
      • Hettinger County
      • This Bentley is located in Hettinger County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bentley that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hettinger County community of Bentley.
    • Oklahoma
      • Atoka County
      • This Bentley is located in Atoka County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bentley that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Bentley.
    • Wyoming
      • Weston County
      • This Bentley is located in Weston County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bentley that is located in Trumbull County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weston County community of Bentley.

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.

  • Bobbys Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobbys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbys Corners
    • Bobbys Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Clark
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Mercer County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <5>
  • Coalburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
    • Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
  • Furnace Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
    • Furnace Hill is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Grove City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
  • Hells Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Corners
    • Hells Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Hermitage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Hickory Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Kansas Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Corners
    • Kansas Corners is located in Trumbull County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Petroleum
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petroleum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
      • Petroleum is located in Trumbull County
    • Trouts Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trouts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trouts Corners
      • Trouts Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
    • Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in Trumbull County
    • Wheatland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Estimated population in 2015: 611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <5>
    • Yankee Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hills
      • Yankee Hills is located in Trumbull County
    • Yankee Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people

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 and using the location of where the historic community of Bentley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bentley and extending to:

  • Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bentley to Warren, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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: 41.2098, Longitude: -80.5220       In this case, the coordinates for Bentley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 309.873 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.046 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.383 degrees.









 

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