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About Benkelman, NE

Benkelman is a small farming town of 900 people in Nebraska's southwest corner, right where the state meets Colorado and Kansas. Highway 34 runs straight through town, connecting east to McCook and west toward Denver. It's about 90 miles from North Platte and sits in classic high plains country with big skies and endless wheat fields. The 1900 red brick courthouse with its prominent clock tower has been the town's landmark for over a century.

Where is Benkelman, NE on the map?

Benkelman, NE is in United States, at 40.047, -101.540 - about 31 km south-west of Stratton, NE.

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The closest airport to Benkelman, NE is McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, 90 km (about 1 h 11 min by car).

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