Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Yellow Banks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellow Banks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Yellow Banks

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Yellow Banks:
  • 38.424966, -112.988567
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Yellow Banks

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Since Yellow Banks is near Millard County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Millard County
  • eBird sighting report for Iron County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Yellow Banks ...

We found two communities that share the name Yellow Banks.

Within Utah, the name Yellow Banks is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Poinsett County
    • This Yellow Banks is located in Poinsett County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the east of the Yellow Banks that is located in Beaver County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Yellow Banks.
  • Illinois
    • Henderson County
    • This Yellow Banks is located in Henderson County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yellow Banks that is located in Beaver County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Yellow Banks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Banks ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Beaver
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
  • Beaver has also been known as:
  • Beaver City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
• Cook Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
  • Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
• Cove Fort ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Fort
  • Cove Fort is located in Millard County
  • Cove Fort has also been known as:
  • Charles Willden's Fort
• Greenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Beaver County
• Minersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <2>
• Newhouse ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
  • Newhouse is located in Beaver County
• Sulphurdale ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphurdale
  • Sulphurdale is located in Beaver County
• Thermo ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
  • Thermo is located in Beaver County

How Far From Yellow Banks to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Yellow Banks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yellow Banks and extending to:

• Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Banks to Beaver, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,936 miles [12,771.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/