|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Battletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battletown 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 Battletown:
- 39.148160, -77.969163
- 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 Battletown
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Battletown is near Jefferson County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Battletown
Communities Also Named Battletown ...
We found one communities that are also named Battletown.
Within Virginia, the name Battletown is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Battletown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Meade County
- This Battletown is located in Meade County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west of the Battletown that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Battletown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battletown ...
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.
- Castlemans Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlemans Ferry
- Frogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lockes Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
- Longwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pyletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pyletown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyletown
- River Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Park is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Rock Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rockcroft
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockcroft is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcroft
- Spout Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Run is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Run
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Top Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Top Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top Hill
- Treadwell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Treadwell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
- Willow Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
How Far From Battletown 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 Battletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Battletown and extending to:
- Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Battletown to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Battletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Battletown 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 Battletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1482, Longitude: -77.9692 In this case, the coordinates for Battletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.427 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.088 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.014 degrees. |
|
|