Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Batt Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Batt Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Batt Place

• 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 Batt Place:
  • 30.975465, -88.979213
  • 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 Batt Place

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Batt Place is near Stone County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George 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 Batt Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Batt Place ...

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.

• Barbara
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Barbara is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbara
• Big Level
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Big Level is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Level
• Bond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bond is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Deep Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Dixie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dixie is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Fruitland Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fruitland Park is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
• India
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • India is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Janice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Janice is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janice
• Leaf
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Leaf is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
• Little Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
• Maxie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Maxie is located in Forrest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Progress
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Progress is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Redhill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Redhill is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill

How Far From Batt Place 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 community such as Batt Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Batt Place and extending to:

• New Augusta, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Batt Place to New Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'