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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 Batesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Batesville 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 Batesville:
    • 34.163430, -84.378259
    • 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 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Batesville is near Fulton County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Batesville

Communities Also Named Batesville ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Batesville.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Batesville.

Beyond Georgia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Habersham County
      • This Batesville is located in Habersham County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northeast of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Batesville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • This Batesville is located in Barbour County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Batesville.
    • Arkansas
      • Independence County
      • This Batesville is located in Independence County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Batesville.
    • Indiana
      • Ripley County
      • This Batesville is located in Ripley County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the north of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee 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 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee 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 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee 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 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee 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 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee 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 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee 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 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee 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 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee 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 964 miles [1,551.4 km] to the west southwest of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee 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 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Batesville that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Batesville.

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.

  • Bentgrass Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bentgrass Farms is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentgrass Farms
  • Bluff Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Christophers Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Christophers Run is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Run
  • Crabapple
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabapple is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
  • Fields Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
  • Hardman Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
  • Hickory Flat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hunters Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Mountain Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Riverchase
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
  • Rocky Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Sunny Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
    • Sunnybrook Farms
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
    • Sweet Apple Crossing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sweet Apple Crossing is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Apple Crossing
    • Tomahawk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tomahawk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Union Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Willow Tree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Tree is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
    • Wood Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Batesville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Batesville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Batesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1634, Longitude: -84.3783       In this case, the coordinates for Batesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.264 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.748 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.182 degrees.