Ben was inducted into the "Sons of Magellan" as a result of his circumnavigation
of the world during his military service.
Here are some of the places he visited or passed through during his
trek around the world.
Go to the Maps Page to see this route plotted
on maps
| Place Name | Country (2002) | Latitude | Longitude |
| Palestine, TX | US | 31.76 N | 95.64 W |
| Houston, TX | US | 29.45 N | 95.21 W |
| San Antonio, TX | US | 29.23 N | 98.33 W |
| El Paso, TX | US | 31.46 N | 106.29 W |
| Phoenix, AZ | US | 33.29 N | 112.04 W |
| San Bernardino, CA | US | 34.14 N | 117.29 W |
| Las Vegas, NV | US | 36.10 N | 115.12 W |
| Salt Lake City, UT | US | 40.46 N | 111.54 W |
| Kearns, UT | US | 40.65 N | 112.00 W |
| Grand Junction, CO | US | 39.05 N | 108.33 W |
| Pueblo, CO | US | 38.27 N | 104.62 W |
| Wichita, KS | US | 37.43 N | 97.17 W |
| Topeka, KS | US | 39.04 N | 95.69 W |
| Kansas City, MO | US | 39.06 N | 94.35 W |
| St. Joseph, MO | US | 39.76 N | 94.82 W |
| Omaha, NE | US | 41.15 N | 95.56 W |
| Sioux City, IA | US | 42.50 N | 96.39 W |
| Sioux Falls, SD | US | 43.33 N | 96.44 W |
| Dubuque, IA | US | 42.31 N | 90.40 W |
| Indianapolis, IN | US | 39.46 N | 86.10 W |
| Cincinnati, OH | US | 39.08 N | 84.30 W |
| Knoxville, TN | US | 35.57 N | 83.56 W |
| Chattanooga, TN | US | 35.06 N | 85.25 W |
| Atlanta, GA | US | 33.45 N | 84.23 W |
| Savannah, GA | US | 32.05 N | 81.05 W |
| Florence, SC | US | 34.18 N | 79.78 W |
| Raleigh, NC | US | 35.46 N | 78.39 W |
| Richmond, VA | US | 37.33 N | 77.29 W |
| Newport News, VA | US | 37.07 N | 76.51 W |
| Straits of Gibraltar | (Mediterranean) | 36.14 N | 5.35 W |
| Oran (Wahran) | Algeria | 35.70 N | 0.62 W |
| Algiers (Al-Jazair) | Algeria | 36.77 N | 3.04 E |
| Pantelleria (island) | (Mediterranean) | 36.47 N | 12.00 E |
| Crete (island) | (Mediterranean) | 35.15 N | 24.45 E |
| Port Said | Egypt | 31.26 N | 32.29 E |
| Suez Canal | Egypt | 29.98 N | 32.54 E |
| Aden | Yemen | 12.79N | 45.03 E |
| Bombay | India | 18.58 N | 72.49 E |
| Baroda | India | 25.30 N | 76.39 E |
| Agra | India | 27.19 N | 78.01 E |
| Delhi | India | 28.40 N | 77.13 E |
| Hyderabad | Pakistan | 25.38 N | 68.37 E |
| Karachi | Pakistan | 24.86 N | 67.01 E |
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| THE HUMP STATIONS AREA: | map of Assam Valley (455K) | . | . |
| Lalmanir Hat (Lal Hat) | Bangladesh | 25.91 N | 89.45 E |
| Misamari | India | 26.48 N | 92.36 E |
| Tezpur | India | 26.63 N | 92.79 E |
| Jorhat | India | 26.76 N | 94.20 E |
| Mohanbari | India | 27.27 N | 95.02 E |
| Chabua | India | 27.29 N | 95.11 E |
| Dum Duma | India | 27.34 N | 95.34 E |
| Sookerating | India | 27.57 N | 95.57 E |
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| Calcutta | India | 22.32 N | 88.20 E |
| Puri | India | 19.81 N | 85.83 E |
| Bangalore (Bengaluru) | India | 12.97 N | 77.56 E |
| Madras (Madrai) | India | 9.92 N | 78.12 E |
| Rangpur | Bangladesh | 25.74 N | 89.25 E |
| Cooch Bihar (Koch Bihar) | India | 26.33 N | 89.46 E |
| Barrackpore (Barakpur) | India | 22.76 N | 88.38 E |
| Karachi | Pakistan | 24.86 N | 67.01 E |
| Colombo (Kolamba) | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | 6.93 N | 79.85 E |
| Singapore | Indonesia | 1.22 N | 103.48 E |
| Leyte | Philippines | 10.50 N | 124.50 E |
| Samar (island) | Philippines | 12.00 N | 125.00 E |
| Guam (island) | (Pacific) | 13.57 N | 144.84 E |
| Iwo Jima (island) | (Pacific) | 24.47 N | 141.20 E |
| Seattle, WA | US | 47.37 N | 122.20 W |
| Portland, OR | US | 45.31 N | 122.41 W |
| Pocatello, ID | US | 42.88 N | 112.47 W |
| Cheyenne, WY | US | 41.09 N | 104.52 W |
| Denver, CO | US | 39.45 N | 105.00 W |
| Dalhart, TX | US | 36.06 N | 102.51 W |
| Tucumcari, NM | US | 35.17 N | 103.73 W |
| El Paso, TX | US | 31.46 N | 106.29 W |
| San Antonio, TX | US | 29.23 N | 98.33 W |
| Austin, TX | US | 30.16 N | 97.44 W |
| Palestine, TX | US | 31.76 N | 95.64 W |
