Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Batarora:
  • 34.240169, -78.144440
  • 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 Batarora

• 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Since Batarora is near Columbus County and also New Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover 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 Batarora

Curious and Interesting Names Near Batarora ...

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.

• Acme
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Acme is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Bishop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bishop is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Cedar Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Delco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Delco is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delco
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delco <1>
• Easy Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
• Flowers Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowers Corner is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Corner
• Gooseneck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gooseneck is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
• Henrytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Henrytown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
• Prosper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Prosper is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
• Russells Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Russells Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Creek
• Sandy Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
• Town Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Batarora and extending to:

• Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Batarora to Bolivia, 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 327 miles [526.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'