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Benchlands

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Coordinates51.28°, -114.80°

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City facts

Overview

Benchlands is a hamlet in Alberta within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8. The Ghost River is located on the hamlet's south side, while Highway 40 borders the north side.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
51.2843
Longitude
-114.8041
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
41,556
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,067
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    1,367
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    1,151
  • Tree Swallow
    Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot, 1808) · Aves
    1,049
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,024
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    916
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    883
  • Savannah Sparrow
    Passerculus sandwichensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    794

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2021-02-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alberta

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,281

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
41
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Pale agoseris
Pale agoseris
Agoseris glauca
Seen 2026-09-12
Mourning Cloak
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Seen 2026-09-08
Six-spotted Orbweaver
Six-spotted Orbweaver
Araniella displicata
Seen 2026-09-07
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Seen 2026-09-04
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Seen 2026-08-26
Northern Harrier
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Seen 2026-08-26
fringed sagebrush
fringed sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
Seen 2026-08-23
Showy Locoweed
Showy Locoweed
Oxytropis splendens
Seen 2026-08-23
bearberry
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Seen 2026-08-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • NASA EONET