Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Battery Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battery Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Battery Hill

• 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 Battery Hill:
  • 34.952858, -85.708304
  • 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 Battery Hill

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Battery Hill is near Marion County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Battery Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Battery Hill ...

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.

• Copenhagen ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
• Grahams Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grahams Ferry is located in Marion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
• Island Creek Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Island Creek Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek Ferry
• Long Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Island is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
• Richard City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
• Rocky Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Summer Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Summer Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Bluff
• Widows Creek Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Widows Creek Station is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widows Creek Station

How Far From Battery Hill 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 Battery Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Battery Hill and extending to:

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Battery Hill to Scottsboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'