Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Batesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Batesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Batesville
- 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 Batesville:
- 40.352824, -112.305018
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Batesville
- 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 Tooele County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tooele County
- Since Batesville is near Utah County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Utah County
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Batesville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Batesville.
Within Utah, the name Batesville is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Batesville is located in Barbour County and lies 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Batesville.
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Batesville is located in Independence County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the east of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Batesville.
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Batesville is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the east of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Batesville.
- Habersham County
- This Batesville is located in Habersham County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km] to the east of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Batesville.
- Indiana
- Ripley County
- This Batesville is located in Ripley County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the east of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Batesville.
- Kansas
- Woodson County
- This Batesville is located in Woodson County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Batesville.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Batesville is located in Aroostook County and lies 2,217 miles [3,567.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Batesville.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Batesville is located in Panola County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Batesville.
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Batesville is located in Butler County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the east of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Batesville.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Batesville [Camden County].
- Ohio
- Noble County
- This Batesville is located in Noble County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the east of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Batesville.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Batesville is located in Greenville County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<1> to the east of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Batesville.
- Texas
- Red River County
- This Batesville is located in Red River County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Batesville.
- Zavala County
- This Batesville is located in Zavala County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km] to the southeast of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zavala County community of Batesville.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Batesville is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the east of the Batesville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Batesville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Batesville ...
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.
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Ajax is located in Tooele County
- Former name for Ajax:
- Center
- Angels Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Grove
- Angels Grove is located in Tooele County
- Cedar Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
- Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Clover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in Tooele County
- Former names for Clover:
- Johnson
- Johnson's Settlement
- Shambip
- Clover Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Station
- Clover Station is located in Tooele County
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Jacob City is located in Tooele County
- Rush Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
- Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <5>
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Tad Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Batesville 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 Batesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Batesville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Batesville and extending to:
- Tooele, which is the Seat of Tooele County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Batesville to Tooele, with an average speed<7> 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.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Batesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Batesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3528, Longitude: -112.3050 |
| <2> | 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 Batesville 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 county. 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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 Batesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Batesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.211 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.789 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.037 degrees. |