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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Banks Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Banks Crossing and the surrounding area.
- 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 Banks Crossing:
- 34.256773, -83.464051
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Banks Crossing
- 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 Banks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Banks County
- Since Banks Crossing is near Jackson County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Banks Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Banks Crossing ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Commerce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grove Level
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grove Level is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Level
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hurricane Shoals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane Shoals is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Shoals
- Jewelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Maysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
How Far From Banks Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Banks Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Banks Crossing and extending to:
- Homer, which is the Seat of Banks County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Banks Crossing to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Banks Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Banks Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Banks Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2568, Longitude: -83.4641 In this case, the coordinates for Banks Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.146 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.798 degrees. |
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