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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:
- 41.576457, -75.659377
- 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- Since East Benton is near Susquehanna County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Pennsylvania, the name East Benton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named East Benton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- This East Benton is located in Kennebec County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Benton that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec 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.
- Carpenter Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Childs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Craig
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dickson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Factoryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Factoryville Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
- Fleetville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Green Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marshbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshbrook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbrook
- Nebraska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nebraska is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Peckville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from East Benton to Scranton, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 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: 41.5765, Longitude: -75.6594 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.848 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.014 degrees. |
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