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Communities Also Named Battle Creek ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Battle Creek.

Within Saskatchewan, the name Battle Creek is unique.

Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Battle Creek [Shasta County].
    • Colorado
      • Routt County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Routt County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Battle Creek.
    • Idaho
      • Oneida County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Battle Creek [Oneida County].
    • Iowa
      • Ida County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Ida County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ida County community of Battle Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Battle Creek [Lincoln County].
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Battle Creek.
    • Nebraska
      • Madison County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Madison County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Battle Creek.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Battle Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Oconee County and lies 1,681 miles [2,705.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Battle Creek.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Battle Creek [Utah County].
    • Virginia
      • Page County
      • This Battle Creek is located in Page County and lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Battle Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Battle Creek ...

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.

  • Elkwater
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkwater <5>
  • Senate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate
  • Supreme
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supreme came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
  • Willow Creek
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

How Far From Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Battle Creek and extending to:

  • Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Battle Creek to Regina, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Battle Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Battle Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Battle Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battle Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4333, Longitude: -109.8333    
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Battle Creek 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Battle Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.827 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.986 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.486 degrees.




 

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