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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. 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
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
Natural arches: 1
  • Portland Arch: 13.7 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 MoundE221 m22.2 mi
Copeland HillW206 m8.5 mi
Hog Back HillW204 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 50–80 °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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