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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Batum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Batum 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 Batum:
- 47.233479, -118.810277
- 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 Batum
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Batum is near Lincoln County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Batum
Curious and Interesting Names Near Batum ...
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.
- Downs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Downs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Marlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marlin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
- Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Moody
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moody is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Moses Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nemo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Packard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Packard is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
How Far From Batum 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 Batum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Batum and extending to:
- Ritzville, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Batum to Ritzville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,156 miles [3,469.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,505 miles [12,078.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Batum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Batum 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 Batum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2335, Longitude: -118.8103 In this case, the coordinates for Batum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.954 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.022 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.494 degrees. |
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