Lake Benton, Franklin County, Illinois     User input for Lake Benton, Franklin County, Illinois: Be the first to submit input for Lake Benton. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       If you are traveling by, why not stop by Lake Benton. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a place to stay Benton/West City Area is a delightful choice, and this is a popular spot for people from Mount Vernon. Looking for some flowing water? Try Marcum Branch, and Lake Benton Dam is a gorgeous place. Lake Benton is magnificent enough to spend more than a day at, Whittington Woods Campground is a magnificent local campground, and Benton-Days Inn is a pleasant place       to get some rest. A delightful location to camp here at Lake Benton is Gun Creek Camp Ground Rsrvtns, and if you've had enough of Lake Benton, Lake Moses is nearby. Through the days of summer here at Lake Benton, high temperatures ordinarily get into the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Lake Benton. Not enough hours                  in a day to enjoy this place. You could also visit Lake Hamilton if you're here at Lake Benton; it's nearby, and Rend Lake Golf Course is a magnificent golf course nearby. Lake Benton is a pretty wet place regularly with a lot of rainfall; March is when you get the most rain here; the driest of the months is January.   Benton/West City Area, Benton 3 miles away * The Super 8 of Benton is located in the county seat of Franklin County. We are close to many historical and recreational areas. The Du Quion Fairground, Rend Lake and the Fitzgerrell State Recreati... Benton-Days Inn, Benton 3 miles away Benton Days Inn is ideally located to shopping, arts, crafts, and many local businesses. We are just 7 miles from Rend Lake (20,000 sq. mi.) and halfway between Marion & Mt. Vernon on I-57. We are jus... Current weather conditions at Lake Benton, Franklin County, Illinois Local climate location: DU QUOIN 16 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.055 Longitude: -88.91639 Illinois Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Illinois Franklin County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Franklin County Books about Lake Benton List of books available on Amazon.com about Lake Benton, Franklin County, Illinois. Outdoors Recreation Near Mount Vernon, Illinois Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Mount Vernon, Illinois, the metro area neareast to Lake Benton. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Illinois Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Illinois.     These outdoors activities are available near Lake Benton.   Hotels Near Lake Benton: Benton/West City Area, Benton, 3 miles away Benton-Days Inn, Benton, 3 miles away Comfort Suites Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, 14 miles away Mt. Vernon Super 8 Motel, Mount Vernon, 14 miles away Americas Best Inns-Mt. Vernon, Mount Vernon, 14 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Lake Benton: Whittington Woods Campground, Whittington, 0 miles away Gun Creek Camp Ground Rsrvtns, Ewing, 2 miles away South Marchum Campground, Benton, 2 miles away Best Holiday Trav-l-park, Whittington, 2 miles away   Golf Courses Near Lake Benton: Rend Lake Golf Course, Whittington, 1 miles away Benton Country Club, Benton, 3 miles away   Lakes Near Lake Benton: Lake Hamilton, Franklin CountyCounty, 1 miles away Lake Moses, Franklin CountyCounty, 4 miles away