Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Battle Ground, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Battle Ground and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Battle Ground
- 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 Ground:
- 45.780735, -122.547579
- 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 Battle Ground
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Battle Ground is near Cowlitz County and also Multnomah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah 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 Battle Ground ...
We found two communities that share the name Battle Ground.
Within Washington, the name Battle Ground is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Tippecanoe County
- This Battle Ground is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<1> to the east of the Battle Ground that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Battle Ground.
- North Carolina
- Guilford 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 North Carolina community of Battle Ground [Guilford County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Battle Ground ...
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.
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Charter Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Charter Oak is located in Clark County
- Dollar's Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
- Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County
- Five Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Clark County
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - King Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
- King Corner is located in Clark County
- Lewisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Clark County
- Meadow Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glade
- Meadow Glade is located in Clark County
- Orchards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchards
- Orchards is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchards <4>
- Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Clark County
- Salmon Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Clark County
How Far From Battle Ground 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 city such as Battle Ground to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Battle Ground and extending to:
- Vancouver, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Battle Ground to Vancouver, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,338 miles [3,762.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,658 miles [12,324.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Battle Ground: www.ci.battle-ground.wa.us/
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Battle Ground) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battle Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7807, Longitude: -122.5476 |
| <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 Battle Ground 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Battle Ground to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.958 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.436 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.022 degrees. |