Benson
Benson is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Benson is located 8 miles west of Ellicott City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Benson, Howard County, Maryland”, “Benson, Maryland”, and “Benson, MD”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glenelg Country School.
Glenelg Country School
School
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Glenelg Country School is a nonsectarian, co-educational independent day school in Howard County, Maryland, adjacent to Columbia, Maryland and between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The School offers a continuous college-preparatory program from age 2 through grade 12. Glenelg Country School is situated 1½ miles south of Benson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Friendship and Glenelg.
West Friendship
Hamlet
West Friendship is a semi-rural unincorporated community in western Howard County, Maryland, United States. West Friendship is located at the junction of Interstate 70 and Maryland Route 32. Frederick Road is a main thoroughfare. West Friendship is situated 2 miles north of Benson.
Glenelg
Hamlet
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Glenelg is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is located in the 21737 ZIP Code, and is part of the 410 area code. It is the home town of Glenelg High School. Glenelg is situated 2 miles west of Benson.
Dayton
Village
Dayton is an unincorporated community located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Dayton is located southwest of Baltimore and north of Washington, D.C., between Clarksville and Glenelg. Dayton is situated 3 miles southwest of Benson.
Benson
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Howard, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.27402° or 39° 16′ 27″ northLongitude
-76.95073° or 76° 57′ 3″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Open location code
87F572FX+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 158460412OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Benson Branch Environmental Area and National Road Mile Marker 18.
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