Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Banock:
  • 37.350882, -86.655542
  • 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 Banock

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Banock is near Ohio County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Banock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banock ...

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.

• Arnold
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Arnold is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Casey
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Casey is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
• Dogwalk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dogwalk is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwalk
• Eden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Flint Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Flint Springs is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Select
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Select is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
  • Former name for Select:
  • Stweartsville
• Welcome
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Welcome is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
• Windy Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Windy Hill is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

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

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Banock to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'