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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East Benton
  • 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 East Benton ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
    • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
  • Childs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Lackawanna County
  • Craig
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dickson City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
    • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <3>
  • Factoryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Factoryville Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factoryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville Station
    • Factoryville Station is located in Wyoming County
  • Fleetville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
    • Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
  • Glenburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Green Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbrook
    • Marshbrook is located in Lackawanna County
  • Nebraska
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebraska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
    • Nebraska is located in Lackawanna County
  • 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 & 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Benton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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- East Benton) to Point B.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    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.848 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.679 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.014 degrees.




 

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