Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Red Banks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Banks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Red Banks
- 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 Red Banks:
- 38.798725, -78.595847
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Red Banks
- 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 Shenandoah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
- Since Red Banks is near Page County and also Hardy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Page County
- eBird sighting report for Hardy 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Red Banks ...
We found four communities that share the name Red Banks.
Within Virginia, the name Red Banks is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Brown County
- This Red Banks is located in Brown County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Red Banks that is located in Shenandoah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Red Banks.
- Waupaca County
- This Red Banks is located in Waupaca County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the northwest of the Red Banks that is located in Shenandoah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of Red Banks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red 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.
- Calvary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Edinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Shenandoah County
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Kings Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Kings Crossing is located in Shenandoah County
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Readus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
How Far From Red Banks 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 Red Banks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Red Banks once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Banks and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Shenandoah County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Red Banks to Richmond, with an average speed<6>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Banks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Banks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7987, Longitude: -78.5958 In this case, the coordinates for Red Banks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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 Red Banks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Red Banks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.819 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.481 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.41 degrees. |