Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Battlefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battlefield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Battlefield
- 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 Battlefield:
- 32.546528, -88.940053
- 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 Battlefield
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Battlefield is near Neshoba County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
- eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 Battlefield ...
We found five communities that share the name Battlefield.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Battlefield.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Hinds County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Battlefield [Hinds County].
- Hinds County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Battlefield is located in Hempstead County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Battlefield that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Battlefield.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Battlefield [Walker County].
- Missouri
- Greene County
- This Battlefield is located in Greene County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Battlefield that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Battlefield.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Battlefield [Williamson County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battlefield ...
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.
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Evergreen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Goodhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Herbert ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Herbert Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Springs
- Herbert Springs is located in Neshoba County
- House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Rock Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rock Branch is located in Newton County
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Newton County
- Shucktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Texas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Battlefield 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 Battlefield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Battlefield once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Battlefield and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Battlefield to Decatur, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Battlefield 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Battlefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battlefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5465, Longitude: -88.9401 In this case, the coordinates for Battlefield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Battlefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Battlefield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.899 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.57 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.348 degrees. |