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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 Battens Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battens Crossroads 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 Battens Crossroads:
- 31.261005, -85.889938
- 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 Battens Crossroads
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Battens Crossroads is near Geneva County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale 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 Battens Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battens Crossroads ...
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.
- Chancellor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Goodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Griffin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Griffin Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Lakes is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Olivers Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
- Regency Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shell Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
- Singing Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook
- Valley Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Willow Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Bend is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Battens Crossroads 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 community such as Battens Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Battens Crossroads and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Battens Crossroads to Elba, 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 four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Battens Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Battens Crossroads 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 Battens Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2610, Longitude: -85.8899 In this case, the coordinates for Battens Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.983 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.409 degrees. |
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