Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Banning Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Banning Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Banning Mills
- 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 Banning Mills:
- 33.526223, -84.924384
- 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 Banning Mills
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Banning Mills is near Coweta County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Banning Mills ...
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.
- Byers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Crossroads
- Byers Crossroads is located in Carroll County
- Cross Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
- Dingler Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingler Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler Crossroads
- Dingler Crossroads is located in Carroll County
- Emily ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hodge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Knob Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Links of Leith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Links of Leith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links of Leith
- Links of Leith is located in Douglas County
- Neal Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
- Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Oak Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
- Oak Mountain is located in Carroll County
- Redwine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Banning Mills 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 Banning Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Banning Mills and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Banning Mills to Carrollton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Banning Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Banning Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Banning Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5262, Longitude: -84.9244 In this case, the coordinates for Banning Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Banning Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.559 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.998 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.55 degrees. |