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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 Bennington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennington 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 Bennington:
    • 42.886190, -73.212886
    • 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 Bennington
  • 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 Bennington ...

We found one communities that share the name Bennington.

Within Vermont, the name Bennington is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Bennington in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • This Bennington is located in Wyoming County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west of the Bennington that is located in Bennington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Bennington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennington ...

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.

  • Center White Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Center White Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
    • Center White Creek is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Eagle Bridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
    • Fayville is located in Bennington County
  • Hoosick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hoosick Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hoosick Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoosick Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
    • Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
  • Paper Mill Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
    • Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County
  • Pumpkin Hook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hook
    • Pumpkin Hook is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Sodom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
    • Sodom is located in Bennington County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bennington and extending to:

  • Manchester, which is the Seat of Bennington County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bennington to Manchester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,162 miles [6,698.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Bennington: www.bennington.org/

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bennington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8862, Longitude: -73.2129       In this case, the coordinates for Bennington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Bennington 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 305.204 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.04 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.291 degrees.




 

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