Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Banklick:
  • 37.827271, -88.702281
  • 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 Banklick

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Banklick is near Saline County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Banklick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banklick ...

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.

• Cornerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornerville is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
• Crab Orchard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
• Delta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Delta is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Greenville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Halltown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Halltown is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Harrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Locust Grove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Long Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Rural Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
• University
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • University is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University

How Far From Banklick to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Banklick and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Banklick to Marion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'