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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Battelle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battelle and the surrounding area.
- 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 Battelle:
- 34.649526, -85.565243
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Battelle
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Battelle is near Dade County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Battelle
Communities Also Named Battelle ...
We found one communities that are also named Battelle.
Within Alabama, the name Battelle is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Battelle in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Battelle is located in Monongalia County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Battelle that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Battelle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battelle ...
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.
- Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Council Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Council Bluff is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluff
- Deer Head Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Head Cove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Head Cove
- Head River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Head River is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head River
- Keith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Mays Gulf ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Gulf is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Gulf
- New Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Home is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rising Fawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Battelle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Battelle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Battelle and extending to:
- Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Battelle to Fort Payne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Battelle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Battelle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battelle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6495, Longitude: -85.5652 In this case, the coordinates for Battelle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.992 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.655 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.542 degrees. |
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