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Communities Also Named Benton ...

We found 40 communities that share the name Benton.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Benton is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 40 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 39 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lowndes County
      • This Benton is located in Lowndes County and lies 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Benton.
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This Benton is located in Saline County and lies 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Benton.
    • California
      • Mono County
      • This Benton is located in Mono County and lies 3,205 miles [5,157.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mono County community of Benton.
    • Colorado
      • Otero County
      • This Benton is located in Otero County and lies 2,534 miles [4,078.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Benton.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Benton is located in New Castle County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Benton.
    • Florida
      • Columbia County
      • This Benton is located in Columbia County and lies 1,946 miles [3,131.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Benton.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Benton is located in Floyd County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Benton.
    • Illinois
      • Franklin County
      • This Benton is located in Franklin County and lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Benton.
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Benton [Lake County].
    • Indiana
      • Elkhart County
      • This Benton is located in Elkhart County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elkhart County community of Benton.
    • Iowa
      • Ringgold County
      • This Benton is located in Ringgold County and lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ringgold County community of Benton.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Benton is located in Butler County and lies 2,241 miles [3,606.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Benton.
      • Phillips County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Benton [Phillips County].
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Benton [Kenton County].
      • Marshall County
      • This Benton is located in Marshall County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Benton.
      • Muhlenberg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Benton [Muhlenberg County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Benton is located in Bossier Parish and lies 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Benton.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Benton is located in Kennebec County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Benton.
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Benton is located in Washtenaw County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Benton.
    • Minnesota
      • Carver County
      • This Benton is located in Carver County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Benton.
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Benton is located in Yazoo County and lies 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Benton.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis City
      • This Benton is located in Saint Louis City and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Benton.
      • Scott County
      • This Benton is located in Scott County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Benton.
    • Montana
      • Chouteau County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Benton [Chouteau County].
    • Nebraska
      • Colfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Benton [Colfax County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Benton lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Benton is located in Grafton County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Benton.
    • New York
      • Yates County
      • This Benton is located in Yates County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Benton.
    • Ohio
      • Crawford County
      • This Benton is located in Crawford County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Benton.
      • Hancock County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Benton [Hancock County].
      • Holmes County
      • This Benton is located in Holmes County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Benton.
      • Lorain County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lorain County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Benton.
      • Wood County
      • This community is historic and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Benton.
    • Oklahoma
      • Beaver County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Beaver County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Benton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • This Benton is located in Columbia County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Benton.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Benton is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Benton.
    • Tennessee
      • Marshall County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Benton [Marshall County].
      • Polk County
      • This Benton is located in Polk County and lies 1,798 miles [2,893.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Benton.
    • Texas
      • Kendall County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Kendall County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Benton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Lafayette County
      • This Benton is located in Lafayette County and lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Benton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Bloody Bay ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloody Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloody Bay
  • Dover
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Gander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gander came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gander
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gander <5>
  • Gander Bay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gander Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gander Bay
  • Glovertown
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Grants
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grants came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
  • Hare Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Shoal Bay ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Bay
  • Trinity
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

How Far From Benton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Benton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Benton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 59 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,172 miles [5,104.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9000, Longitude: -54.4333    
<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 Benton 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 . 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 Benton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Benton 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 291.944 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.472 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.731 degrees.









 

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