We found eighteen communities that are also named Banks.
Within Ontario, the name Banks is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Bibb County
This Banks is located in Bibb County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Banks.
Pike County
This Banks is located in Pike County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Banks.
Arkansas
Bradley County
This Banks is located in Bradley County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Banks.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Banks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Banks.
Idaho
Boise County
This Banks is located in Boise County and lies 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boise County community of Banks.
Illinois
Cook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Banks [Cook County].
Kansas
Osborne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Banks [Osborne County].
Kentucky
Letcher County
This Banks is located in Letcher County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Banks.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Banks [East Baton Rouge Parish].
Minnesota
Faribault County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Banks [Faribault County].
Mississippi
Tunica County
This Banks is located in Tunica County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Banks.
New Mexico
DeBaca County
This community is historic<3> and although located in DeBaca County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeBaca County community of Banks.
New York
Cattaraugus County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Banks [Cattaraugus County].
North Carolina
Wake County
This Banks is located in Wake County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Banks.
North Dakota
McKenzie County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Banks [McKenzie County].
Oregon
Washington County
This Banks is located in Washington County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Banks.
South Carolina
Lexington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Banks [Lexington County].
West Virginia
Banks #
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Banks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Banks ...
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.
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 to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Banks and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Banks to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Banks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Banks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Banks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4837, Longitude: -80.3514
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.542 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.177 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.031 degrees.