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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Battle Creek
- 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:
- 42.316669, -95.600408
- 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 Ida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ida County
- Since Battle Creek is near Woodbury County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Woodbury County
- eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Iowa, the name Battle Creek is unique.
Beyond Iowa, 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 ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Battle Creek [Shasta County].
- Colorado
- Routt County
- This Battle Creek is located in Routt County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<2> to the west of the Battle Creek that is located in Ida 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.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Battle Creek [Oneida County].
- Kansas
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> 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 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the east of the Battle Creek that is located in Ida 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 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the west of the Battle Creek that is located in Ida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Battle Creek.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> 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 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Battle Creek that is located in Ida County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Battle Creek is located in Oconee County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Battle Creek that is located in Ida 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.<3> 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 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<2> to the east of the Battle Creek that is located in Ida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Battle Creek.
- California
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.
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Bell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Charter Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Charter Oak is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charter Oak <5>
- Climbing Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Correctionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
- Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <5>
- Early
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Early is located in Sac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <5>
- Fielding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Herring ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
- Ida Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
- Ida Grove is located in Ida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <5>
- Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
- Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
- Ricketts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Soldier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Soldier is located in Monona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier <5>
How Far From Battle Creek 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 city such as Battle Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Battle Creek and extending to:
- Ida Grove, which is the Seat of Ida County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Battle Creek to Des Moines, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<8> 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).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Battle Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- 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: 42.3167, Longitude: -95.6004 In this case, the coordinates for Battle Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <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 319.894 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.641 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.531 degrees. |