Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Patton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Patton
- 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 Patton:
- 37.692067, -80.487572
- 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 Patton
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Patton is near Monroe County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Patton ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Patton.
Within West Virginia, the name Patton is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Clark County
- This Patton is located in Clark County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Patton that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Patton.
- Wabash County
- This Patton is located in Wabash County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the west of the Patton that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Patton.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Patton lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Patton that is located in Greenbrier County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Patton is located in Cambria County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Patton that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Patton.
- Washington County
- This Patton is located in Washington County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the north of the Patton that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Patton.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Galveston 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 Texas community of Patton [Galveston County].
- McLennan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Patton [McLennan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patton ...
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.
- Half Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hokes Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
- Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
- Monitor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Organ Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Organ Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
- Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
- Pickaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Secondcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secondcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secondcreek
- Secondcreek is located in Monroe County
- Sinks Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
- Snowflake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Teaberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Patton 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 Patton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patton and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Patton to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Patton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6921, Longitude: -80.4876 In this case, the coordinates for Patton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Patton 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Patton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.645 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.59 degrees. |