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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 Battery Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battery Heights 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 Battery Heights:
- 35.077851, -85.238012
- 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 Battery Heights
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Battery Heights is near Catoosa County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Battery Heights
Communities Also Named Battery Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Battery Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Battery Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Battery Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Lowndes County
- This Battery Heights is located in Lowndes County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Battery Heights that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Battery Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battery Heights ...
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.
- Bushtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Cherokee Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Dale Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
- Galaxy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harbor Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kings Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lake Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Vista is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Orchard Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Ridgeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Riverside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Shepherd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Vista Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vista Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Hills
How Far From Battery Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Battery Heights and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Battery Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Battery Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Battery Heights 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 Battery Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0779, Longitude: -85.2380 In this case, the coordinates for Battery Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.812 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.304 degrees. |
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