Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Corner:
  • 40.366425, -87.162511
  • 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 Banning Corner

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Banning Corner is near Fountain County and also Tippecanoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe 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 Banning Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banning Corner ...

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.

• Carbondale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Carbondale is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Green Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hooker Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooker Corner is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Corner
• Independence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Independence is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Kramer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kramer is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
• Maysville Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maysville Crossing is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Crossing
• Old Halfway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Halfway is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halfway
• Rainsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rainsville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
• Rob Roy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rob Roy is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
• Rocky Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Shadeland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
• Vine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vine is located in Fountain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

How Far From Banning Corner 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 Banning Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Banning Corner and extending to:

• Williamsport, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Banning Corner to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'