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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battle 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:
    • 37.778682, -85.028570
    • 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
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Battle is near Mercer County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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

Communities Also Named Battle ...

We found four communities that are also named Battle.

Within Kentucky, the name Battle is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • East Feliciana Parish
      • This Battle is located in East Feliciana Parish and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Battle that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Battle.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Battle [Calvert County].
    • Texas
      • McLennan County
      • This Battle is located in McLennan County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Battle that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Battle.
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Battle [Carbon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Battle ...

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.

  • Bushtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bushtown is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
  • Cornishville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornishville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
  • Deep Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Deep Creek is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Jenkinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Mackville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mackville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Mayo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayo is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Nevada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nevada is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pottsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pottsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Seaville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Seaville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
  • Terrapin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrapin is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin
  • Texas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Texas is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Battle and extending to:

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Battle to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Battle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7787, Longitude: -85.0286       In this case, the coordinates for Battle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.749 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.818 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.512 degrees.