Editing Benton, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Benton is located at {{coord|35|10|27|N|84|39|13|W|type:city_region:US-TN}} (35.1742411, -84.6535468).<ref name=GNIS/> The town is situated just southeast of the confluence of the [[Ocoee River]] and the [[Hiwassee River]], roughly {{convert|34|mi|km}} upstream from the latter's mouth along the [[Chickamauga Lake]] impoundment of the [[Tennessee River]]. The [[Unicoi Range|Unicoi Mountains]] rise prominently to the east of Benton.

Benton is centered on the junction of [[U.S. Route 411]], which connects the town to [[Etowah, Tennessee|Etowah]] to the north and [[Tennga, Georgia]] to the south, and [[Tennessee State Route 314]], which connects Benton to [[Parksville, Tennessee|Parksville]], [[Cherokee National Forest]], and the [[Ocoee Dam No. 1|Ocoee Dam]] area to the southeast. Benton is located approximately {{convert|20|mi|km}} east of [[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|Interstate 75]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

One of the scenic areas around Benton is Lake McCamy, where a hiking trail leads to the Benton Falls.<ref>Hiking Tennessee: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures Kelley Roark, Stuart Carroll - 2015 1493023934 " In fact, a good portion of the Benton Falls Trail is used by mountain bikers, who start at Lake McCamy and bike through past the falls on Clemmer Trail to US 64 where it intersects with TN 30 at the bottom of the mountain. "</ref><ref>Hiking Waterfalls in Tennessee: A Guide to the State's Best 1493014447 Johnny Molloy - 2015 Page 135  " Benton Falls This popular waterfall starts at a popular Chilhowee Campground, a top a mountain in the Cherokee National Forest. The wide trail first takes you by a lake, then intertwines with bike trails before descending to upper Rock ..."</ref><ref>Longstreet Highroad Guide to the Tennessee Mountains -H. Lea Lawrence, Vernon Summerlin, Cathy Summerlin 1563524759- 2001 Page 227 "Benton Falls is fan shaped and tumbles from a rock ledge down the face of the rock onto another rock face."</ref>