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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 Battle Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battle Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Battle Creek:
    • 40.394738, -122.17746
    • 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 Battle Creek
  • 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 Shasta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Shasta County
    • Since Battle Creek is near Tehama County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Battle Creek ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Battle Creek.

Within California, the name Battle Creek is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Routt County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Routt County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the east of the Battle Creek that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Battle Creek.
    • Idaho
      • Oneida 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 Idaho community of Battle Creek [Oneida County].
    • Iowa
      • Ida County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Ida County and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Battle Creek that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ida County community of Battle Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln 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 Kansas community of Battle Creek [Lincoln County].
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,907 miles [3,069 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Battle Creek that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Battle Creek.
    • Nebraska
      • Madison County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Madison County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Battle Creek that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Battle Creek.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Battle Creek.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Battle Creek lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Battle Creek that is located in Shasta County.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Oconee County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the east of the Battle Creek that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Battle Creek.
    • Utah
      • Utah 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 Utah community of Battle Creek [Utah County].
    • Virginia
      • Page County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Page County and lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<1> to the east of the Battle Creek that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Battle Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Battle Creek ...

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.

  • Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blunt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blunt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
    • Blunt is located in Tehama County
  • Clarkville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fleaville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fleaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
    • Fleaville is located in Shasta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fleaville
    • From Battle Creek to Fleaville
  • Happy Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Henryford ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryford
    • Henryford is located in Shasta County
  • Hooker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jellys Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jellys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellys Ferry
    • Jellys Ferry is located in Tehama County

How Far From Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Battle Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Battle Creek and extending to:

  • Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Battle Creek to Redding, with an average speed<7> 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.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 130 miles [209.2 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,006 miles [12,884.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Battle Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battle Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3947, Longitude: -122.1775    
<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 Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Battle Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.256 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.345 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.996 degrees.




 

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