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Banning Corner

Banning Corner from directly overhead

Banning Corner is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. The Mound stands 221 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kohnkes' Little Pine Valley, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Indiana, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates40.36667, -87.16250

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ross Camp: 5.1 mi
  • Ross Hills Park: 5.4 mi
  • Triangle Park: 6.4 mi
  • Riley Park: 6.4 mi
  • West Street Park: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Ghost towns: 27
Artworks: 21
  • Saturn: 13.2 mi
  • Jupiter: 13.2 mi
  • Voss Model Solar System: 13.2 mi
  • Uranus: 13.2 mi
  • McGinley Plaza: 13.2 mi
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bobolink: 20.3 mi
  • Warner Shelter: 20.4 mi
  • Raisor Shelter: 20.4 mi
  • Newell Shelter: 20.4 mi
  • Moser Shelter: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Granville: 7.2 mi
  • Shadeland School: 11.2 mi
  • Captured Spanish Cannon: 15.8 mi
  • Tippecanoe Battlefield Memorial: 19.3 mi
  • Footprints in History: 19.4 mi
Peaks: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Children's Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Wallace Triangle: 15.0 mi
  • Clegg Memorial Garden: 18.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Portland Arch: 13.7 mi
  • Portland Arch: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Monster Mini: 15.8 mi
  • Exploration Acres: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 SB: 23.5 mi
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 NB: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 8.8 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Banning Corner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The MoundE 86°221 m22.2 mi
Copeland HillW 259°206 m8.5 mi
Hog Back HillW 261°204 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2520:01
June solstice06:2020:4221:23
September equinox07:3719:1219:48
December solstice08:0916:4317:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242839516271737166544130
Precip in2.31.92.94.14.24.94.83.52.73.23.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Attica 2E, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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