Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Batt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Batt and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Batt

• 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 Batt:
  • 37.568753, -76.648567
  • 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 Batt

• 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Since Batt is near King and Queen County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Batt

Curious and Interesting Names Near Batt ...

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.

• Christchurch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Christchurch is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christchurch
• Coldwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coldwater is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Cooks Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Cooper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooper is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Locust Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Hill <1>
• Mascot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mascot is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Owl Trap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Owl Trap is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Trap
• Pine Tree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Tree is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
• Plain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
• Shanghai
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shanghai is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Woods Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

How Far From Batt 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 Batt to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Batt and extending to:

• Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Batt to Gloucester, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west (W). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'