Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Batesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Batesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Batesville
- 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 Batesville:
- 35.769536, -91.634848
- 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 Batesville
- 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Independence County
- Since Batesville is near Cleburne County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Batesville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Batesville.
Within Arkansas, the name Batesville is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Batesville is located in Barbour County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Batesville.
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Batesville is located in Cherokee County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Batesville.
- Habersham County
- This Batesville is located in Habersham County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the east of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Batesville.
- Indiana
- Ripley County
- This Batesville is located in Ripley County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Batesville.
- Kansas
- Woodson County
- This Batesville is located in Woodson County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Batesville.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Batesville is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Batesville.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Batesville is located in Panola County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Batesville.
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Batesville is located in Butler County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Batesville.
- New Jersey
- Camden 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 New Jersey community of Batesville [Camden County].
- Ohio
- Noble County
- This Batesville is located in Noble County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Batesville.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Batesville is located in Greenville County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Batesville.
- Texas
- Red River County
- This Batesville is located in Red River County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Batesville.
- Zavala County
- This Batesville is located in Zavala County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the southwest of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zavala County community of Batesville.
- Utah
- Tooele County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Batesville [Tooele County].
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Batesville is located in Albemarle County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Batesville that is located in Independence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Batesville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Batesville ...
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.
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Limedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Limedale Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limedale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale Junction
- Limedale Junction is located in Independence County
- Limeville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Meadow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Heights is located in Independence County
- Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Independence County
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Sharp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Sulphur Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
How Far From Batesville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Batesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Batesville and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Batesville to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,241 miles [8,434.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Batesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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- Batesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Batesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7695, Longitude: -91.6348 In this case, the coordinates for Batesville 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Batesville 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Batesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Batesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.849 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.266 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.903 degrees. |