Ghost town · Minnesota
Banning
Banning is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Pease Hill stands 296 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles.
ghost town in Minnesota
How to reach it
Coordinates46.16056, -92.85194
- 0.7 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 1.3 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
75 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 31
- community park: 1.9 mi
- Robinson Park: 2.0 mi
- Panther Park: 2.1 mi
- Train Park: 2.1 mi
- lions hill: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Sandstone Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Rutledge Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Bremen Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Kettle River Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Bremen Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
Museums: 5
- Pine County Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- Hinckley Fire Museum: 11.0 mi
- Culver Museum: 15.5 mi
- Moose Lake Depot Museum: 20.7 mi
- Rural School Museum: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 3
- Grand Casino Hinckley: 10.7 mi
- Foxes Landing: 19.8 mi
- Copper Paint Company (Historic Place): 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Yellow Banks CCC Camp: 19.2 mi
- Ed. L. Peet: 21.5 mi
- Crex Meadows: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Wolf Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 3.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Kettle River Rest Area: 3.6 mi
- General Andrews Rest Area: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Wareham: 4.2 mi
- Chengwatana: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Minnesota Goose Garden: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Clayton Lake Beach: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pease Hill: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Opa's Picnic: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Banning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pease Hill | SE 127° | 296 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:21 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:38 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandstone 6 W, 8 mi away.
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