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Benton Station

Albertahamlet

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Coordinates51.35°, -110.33°

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City facts

Overview

As a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, Benton Station occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of 51.350°, -110.333° place it in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 1,354 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
51.3500
Longitude
-110.3333
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)
1,280
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    74
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    63
  • Horned Lark
    Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    48
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    47
  • Western Meadowlark
    Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
    39
  • Swainson's Hawk
    Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    33
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    32
  • Vesper Sparrow
    Pooecetes gramineus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    31

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alberta

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.71
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,354

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
9
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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