Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Battleground, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battleground and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Battleground
- 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 Battleground:
- 34.304543, -86.996397
- 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 Battleground
- 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- Since Battleground is near Morgan County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Battleground ...
We found three communities that share the name Battleground.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Battleground.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Jefferson County
- This Battleground is located in Jefferson County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Battleground that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Battleground.
- Jefferson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Battleground [Johnson County].
- North Carolina
- Avery County
- This Battleground is located in Avery County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Battleground that is located in Cullman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Battleground.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battleground ...
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.
- Camp Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Camp Ground is located in Morgan County
- Cedar Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Cullman County
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Dripping Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dripping Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Dripping Springs is located in Cullman County
- Jones' Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Leesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Maple Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forks
- Maple Forks is located in Cullman County
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Tanner Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Heights
- Tanner Heights is located in Morgan County
How Far From Battleground to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Battleground to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Battleground and extending to:
- Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Battleground to Cullman, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Battleground. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cullman County: www.co.cullman.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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- Battleground) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battleground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3045, Longitude: -86.9964 In this case, the coordinates for Battleground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Battleground 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Battleground to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.585 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.206 degrees. |