Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Battle Park:
  • 37.197645, -76.492728
  • 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 Battle Park

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Battle Park is near Newport News City and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Battle Park

Communities Also Named Battle Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Battle Park.

Within Virginia, the name Battle Park is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Battle Park in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Muscogee County
    • This Battle Park is located in Muscogee County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Battle Park that is located in York County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Battle Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Battle Park ...

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.

• Blacksmith Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blacksmith Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Corner
• Crab
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crab is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
• Dandy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dandy is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandy
• Dare
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dare is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
• Evergreen Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Shores is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
• Harris Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harris Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
• Heritage Hamlet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Heritage Hamlet is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hamlet
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Holly Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Kentucky Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kentucky Farms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Farms
• Lee Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
• Marshall Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Merry Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
  • Oyster Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oyster Cove is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Cove
  • Patricia Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Patricia Heights is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricia Heights
  • Poor Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Poor Farm is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
  • Red Hill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
  • Victory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
  • Woods Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woods Run is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

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

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

• Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Battle Park to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'