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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 Batavia Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Batavia Center 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 Batavia Center:
- 41.940604, -85.118305
- 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 Batavia Center
- 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 Branch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Branch County
- Since Batavia Center is near Saint Joseph County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Batavia Center
Curious and Interesting Names Near Batavia Center ...
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.
- Canada Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <1>
- Crystal Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Beach is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Factoryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Factoryville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Fisher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Hatmaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Kinderhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Pearl Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl Beach is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Beach
- Trailtree Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Batavia Center 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 Batavia Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Batavia Center and extending to:
- Coldwater, which is the Seat of Branch County, lies just to the East.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Batavia Center to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Batavia Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Batavia Center 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 Batavia Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9406, Longitude: -85.1183 In this case, the coordinates for Batavia Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.781 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.456 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.314 degrees. |
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