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⇱ Benton, Village of Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States


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Benton, Village of Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States


Alternative Names:Benton, Swindlers Ridge, Бентон
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat Locality:Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Mindat.org Region:Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Region:Village of Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States
Latitude:42° 34' 10" N
Longitude:90° 22' 50" W
Lat/Long (dec):42.56972,-90.38068
Köppen climate type:Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Elevation:282m
Population:964 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:5245461
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5245461:7
GUID:0

Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Farrey mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 0" N90° 22' 45" W0.4km (0.2 miles)
Martin Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 0" N90° 22' 59" W0.4km (0.3 miles)
Century Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 55" N90° 22' 46" W0.5km (0.3 miles)
Kearns Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 30" N90° 22' 35" W0.7km (0.4 miles)
Hird No. 1 Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 53" N90° 23' 18" W0.8km (0.5 miles)
Frontier Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 22" N90° 23' 24" W0.8km (0.5 miles)
Treganza Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 12" N90° 23' 39" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Whaley Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 29" N90° 22' 53" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
Calvert Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 40" N90° 23' 35" W1.4km (0.9 miles)
Quinlan diggings (Lea and Swifts Bone diggings), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 37" N90° 21' 56" W1.5km (0.9 miles)
Jack of Clubs Mine (Dawson; Lafayette), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 28" N90° 23' 18" W1.5km (0.9 miles)
Victory Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 23" N90° 22' 58" W1.5km (0.9 miles)
Bearcat (Hird No. 3 Mine), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 33" N90° 23' 36" W1.6km (1.0 miles)
Hird No. 2 Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 47" N90° 23' 56" W1.7km (1.0 miles)
Bull Moose Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 0" N90° 24' 2" W1.7km (1.0 miles)
Old Ida Blende Mine (Ida-Blende Mine; Ida; Blende), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 25" N90° 22' 3" W1.8km (1.1 miles)
Middie Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 10" N90° 24' 7" W1.8km (1.1 miles)
McCann Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 58" N90° 22' 5" W1.8km (1.1 miles)
New Calvert Mine (Soft Calvert Mine), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 57" N90° 23' 38" W1.8km (1.1 miles)
Coltman Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 5" N90° 21' 30" W1.8km (1.1 miles)
New Ida Blende Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 34" N90° 21' 38" W2.0km (1.2 miles)
Milner Mine (Oregon Mine), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 35' 8" N90° 21' 59" W2.1km (1.3 miles)
McCabe Mine (Northwestern Mine; Southeast McCabe), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 49" N90° 21' 33" W2.1km (1.3 miles)
Kittoe Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 10" N90° 23' 36" W2.2km (1.3 miles)
Consolidated Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 32' 53" N90° 22' 55" W2.4km (1.5 miles)
Swift and Rooney Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 34' 3" N90° 21' 5" W2.4km (1.5 miles)
Leadmine (Leekley Level; Howe and Alderson Mine), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 33' 51" N90° 20' 57" W2.7km (1.6 miles)
Kivlahan Mine, Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 35' 33" N90° 22' 1" W2.8km (1.7 miles)
North Star Mine (Ralph Mine), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 35' 12" N90° 24' 29" W2.9km (1.8 miles)
Ollie Belle Mine (Leekley; Kerwin; Curwin and Miller), Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA42° 32' 54" N90° 21' 30" W3.0km (1.8 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 3.0 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Great Plains Domain, North America PlateDomain
Mazatzal Terrane, North America PlateVolcanic Arc
USACountry
Wisconsin, USAState
Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USACounty
Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAVillage
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