Benedict Acres Park

Benedict Acres Park is a park in Benton, Minnesota. Benedict Acres Park is situated near the town Sauk Rapids, as well as near the hamlet Evergreen Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights: St. Cloud station and St. Cloud Hospital.

St. Cloud station

Railway station

Photo: Michael Hicks, CC BY 2.0.

St. Cloud station is an Amtrak intercity train station in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It is served by the daily Empire Builder on its route connecting Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. St. Cloud station is situated 2 miles south of Benedict Acres Park.

St. Cloud Hospital is a hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It is a Catholic-affiliated, not-for-profit institution and part of CentraCare Health. St. Cloud Hospital is situated 1½ miles south of Benedict Acres Park.

Bridge of Hope

Bridge

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The Bridge of Hope is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Sartell, Minnesota and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The bridge was completed eight months early, aided by favorable weather and trouble-free construction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sauk Rapids and Saint Cloud.

Sauk Rapids

Town

Photo: Daveswagon, Public domain.

Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's population.

Saint Cloud

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Saint Cloud is a city in Central Minnesota with a population of 68,000. Although it may have few attractions to draw the tourist, it is a nexus of medical advances, particularly in orthopedics.

Sartell

Town

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Sartell is a city in Benton and Stearns Counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota that straddles the Mississippi River. It is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area. Sartell is situated 2½ miles northwest of Benedict Acres Park.

Benedict Acres Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Benton, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.59924° or 45° 35′ 57″ north

Longitude

-94.16044° or 94° 9′ 38″ west

Elevation

1,106 feet (337 metres)

Open location code

86Q7HRXQ+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 583563081

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5017846

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Evergreen Village and Shady Oak Mobile Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sauk Rapids City Office and Sauk Rapids Post Office.

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