Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Banister Town:
  • 36.774305, -78.920288
  • 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 Banister Town

• 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Since Banister Town is near Fluvanna County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Banister Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banister Town ...

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.

• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clays Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
• Crystal Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Jones
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Mountain Road
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
• Piney Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Piney Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Wolf Trap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
• Woodlawn Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Park is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
• Youngers Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Youngers Store is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store

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

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

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Banister Town to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'