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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodbury County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Battle Creek
Communities Also Named Battle Creek ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Battle Creek.
Within Iowa, the name Battle Creek is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of eleven communities that are located 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.
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)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Bell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Charter Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Climbing Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Correctionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Early
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fielding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Herring ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ida Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
- Ricketts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Soldier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
How Far From Battle Creek 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 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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' (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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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.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). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.894 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.641 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.531 degrees. |
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