Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bannock Ford:
  • 44.893549, -110.376865
  • 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 Bannock Ford

• 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 Park County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
  • Since Bannock Ford is near Park County and also Teton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Teton 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 Bannock Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bannock Ford ...

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.

• Devils Den
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Devils Den is located in Park County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Den
• Electric
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Electric is located in Park County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric
• Fossil Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fossil Forest is located in Park County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil Forest
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Park County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Lake is located in Teton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Mammoth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mammoth is located in Park County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
• Silver Gate
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Gate is located in Park County (MT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Gate
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Gate <1>
• Soda Butte ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Soda Butte is located in Park County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Butte
• Tower Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tower Junction is located in Park County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
• Yanceys
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yanceys is located in Park County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceys

How Far From Bannock Ford 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 Bannock Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bannock Ford and extending to:

• Cody, which is the Seat of Park County, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bannock Ford to Cody, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 382 miles [614.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,480 miles [12,037.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'