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Communities Also Named Battery ...
We found two communities that share the name Battery.
There is one other community in Newfoundland and Labrador which is also named Battery.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Battery in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Newfoundland and Labrador ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Battery #1
- 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 Newfoundland and Labrador community of Battery.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Essex County
- This Battery is located in Essex County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Battery.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battery ...
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.
- Aquaforte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Kitchen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Kitchen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Kitchen
- Ferryland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferryland <4>
- Freshwater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gripes Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gripes Nest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gripes Nest
- Kingmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingmans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingmans
- Renews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renews
- Riverhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverhead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverhead
- Seal Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Battery to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Battery to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Battery and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Battery to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 62 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,144 miles [5,059.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Battery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
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 Battery 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 . 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Battery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0333, Longitude: -52.8833 |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Battery 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 291.724 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.822 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.623 degrees. |
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