Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Place:
  • 33.205674, -87.520839
  • 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 Patton Place

• 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Since Patton Place is near Hale County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Patton Place

Communities Also Named Patton Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Patton Place.

Within Alabama, the name Patton Place is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Patton Place in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Rankin County
    • This Patton Place is located in Rankin County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Patton Place that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Patton Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patton Place ...

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.

• Box Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
• Cedar Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Cedar Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
• Cherokee Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Cherry Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
• Cherrywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Coventry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Coventry is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Covey Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
• Dearing Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
• Echo Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Echo Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
• Elm Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
• Continue List   (33 more) ...
  • Fairway Drive
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
  • Forest Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Fox Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Green Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Green Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Guilds Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hickory Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • High Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillswood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillswood
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Kennedy Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
  • Lake Shore
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lynn Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Meadow Lawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Riverchase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Rollingwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale Courts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale Courts is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Courts
  • Rosewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Skyland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Skyland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland Park
  • South Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Springbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • University
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • University is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
  • University Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • University Lane is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Lane
  • University Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • Warrior Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
  • Woodland Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace

How Far From Patton Place 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 Patton Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Patton Place to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 704 miles [1,133 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'