35 mi from Benson, Bear Lake leads the list
Benson’s list takes in 5 ski areas, 5 museums and a lake. All of it lies outside: 13 places within 40 miles, none inside Benson. Visits to Golden Spike National Historical Park run to about 54K a year. The big name further out is Great Salt Lake, 53 mi from the centre.
Great Salt Lake
Salt lake in Utah, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
The map puts most of the 13 to the south.
Orange: Benson. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
23 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Spiral Jetty
Earthwork sculpture by Robert Smithson in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
3Bear Lake
Natural freshwater lake on the Utah-Idaho border in the United States.
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5Ben Lomond Mountain
Mountain in Weber and Box Elder counties in Utah, United States.
Snowbasin Resort
Resort in Weber County, Utah, United States.
7Golden Spike National Historical Park
National historical park in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
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11Antelope Island bison herd
Population of bison in Davis County, Utah, United States.
12Fossil Butte National Monument
National monument in the United States.
Brigham City Museum-Gallery
Art Museum, History Museum in Box Elder County, Utah.
Weber Stake Relief Society Building
Former community center in Ogden, Utah, now used as history museum.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Benson → · Benson’s history →
Photo credits
Great Salt Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Spiral Jetty: Sculpture: Robert Smithson 1938-1973Image:Soren.harward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Bear Lake: kla4067, CC BY 2.0 · Lagoon Amusement Park: Davehi1, Public domain · Ben Lomond Mountain: Joe Tordiff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Golden Spike National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Hill Aerospace Museum: User:Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antelope Island bison herd: Spontaneouscombustion, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fossil Butte National Monument: Phil Stoffer (USGS), Public domain · Brigham City Museum-Gallery: Ntsimp, Public domain · Ogden Nature Center: Ntsimp, Public domain · Utah Botanical Center: Whitneyfullmer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Weber Stake Relief Society Building: Ntsimp, Public domain
