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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 Battlesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battlesburg 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 Battlesburg:
- 40.698116, -81.370114
- 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 Battlesburg
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since Battlesburg is near Tuscarawas County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Battlesburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battlesburg ...
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.
- Crystal Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Park is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Dutchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dutchtown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Grove Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Mill is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
- Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Industrial Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Industrial Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial Heights
- Lincoln Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Mineral City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sandyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Valley Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Whispering Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Battlesburg 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 Battlesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Battlesburg and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the North.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Battlesburg to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Battlesburg) 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 Battlesburg 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 Battlesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6981, Longitude: -81.3701 In this case, the coordinates for Battlesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.428 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.957 degrees. |
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