Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Banners 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 Banners Corner:
  • 36.871771, -82.300142
  • 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 Banners 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Banners Corner is near Wise County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Banners Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banners 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.

• Boody
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Boody is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boody
• Carfax
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carfax is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carfax
• Counts
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Counts is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
• Dry Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Fork is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Lonesome ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lonesome is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome
• Masons Store ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Masons Store is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
• Mew
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mew is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mew
• Parsonage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsonage is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage
• Rural
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rural is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
• Sun
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sun is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
• Sunny Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Point is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
• Temple Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Temple Hill is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
• Virginia City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Virginia City is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

How Far From Banners Corner 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 Banners 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 Banners Corner and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Banners Corner to Lebanon, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'