Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Banner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Banner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Banner
- 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:
- 47.488708, -122.542910
- 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 Banner
- 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 Kitsap County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kitsap County
- Since Banner is near King County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Banner ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Banner.
Within Washington, the name Banner is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Cleburne County
- This Banner is located in Cleburne County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Banner that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Banner.
- Van Buren County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Banner [Van Buren County].
- California
- Kings County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Banner [Kings County].
- San Diego County
- This Banner is located in San Diego County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Banner that is located in Kitsap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Banner.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Banner [Dickinson County].
- Harper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Banner [Harper County].
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Banner [Jackson County].
- Trego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Banner [Trego County].
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Banner lies 2,019 miles [3,249.3 km]<1> to the east of the Banner that is located in Kitsap County.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Banner ...
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.
- Conifer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conifer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer Park
- Conifer Park is located in Kitsap County
- Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Crystal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Kitsap County
- Eagledale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Fern Heath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Heath
- Fern Heath is located in King County
- Gregory Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
- Gregory Heights is located in King County
- Harbor Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Harbor Heights is located in King County
- Harper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Navy Yard City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navy Yard City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Yard City
- Navy Yard City is located in Kitsap County
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Vermontville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
- Vermontville is located in King County
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Banner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Banner and extending to:
- Port Orchard, which is the Seat of Kitsap County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Banner to Olympia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,546 miles [12,144.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Banner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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 from Point A (ie- Banner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Banner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4887, Longitude: -122.5429 In this case, the coordinates for Banner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Banner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Banner 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 county. 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Banner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.043 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.619 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.906 degrees. |