Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Banner Springs:
  • 36.247848, -84.931064
  • 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 Banner Springs

• 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 Fentress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
  • Since Banner Springs is near Morgan County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Banner Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banner Springs ...

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.

• Boiling ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boiling is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling
• Bucklick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bucklick is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
• Camp Ground
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Ground is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Cold Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Flat Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Rock is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Hall Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hall Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
• High Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • High Point is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Howard Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Ford is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Ford
• Jones Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jones Ford is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ford
• Jonesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Sandy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sandy is located in Fentress County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy

How Far From Banner Springs to ...

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 Banner Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Banner Springs to Jamestown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'