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35.259084, -91.235150
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We found 42 communities that share the name Patterson.
There are three communities within Arkansas that are also named Patterson.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 39 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Clay County
This Patterson is located in Clay County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Patterson.
Saint Francis County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Patterson [Saint Francis County].
Sebastian County
This Patterson is located in Sebastian County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Patterson.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Nevada County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Patterson [Nevada County].
Stanislaus County
This Patterson is located in Stanislaus County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Patterson.
Florida
Putnam County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Patterson [Putnam County].
Georgia
Madison County
This Patterson is located in Madison County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Patterson.
Pierce County
This Patterson is located in Pierce County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east southeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Patterson.
Idaho
Lemhi County
This Patterson is located in Lemhi County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lemhi County community of Patterson.
Illinois
Greene County
This Patterson is located in Greene County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the north of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Patterson.
Iowa
Des Moines County
This Patterson is located in Des Moines County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the north of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Patterson.
Madison County
This Patterson is located in Madison County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the north northwest of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Patterson.
Kansas
Harvey County
This Patterson is located in Harvey County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harvey County community of Patterson.
Kingman County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Patterson [Kingman County].
Louisiana
Saint Mary Parish
This Patterson is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Patterson.
Maryland
Baltimore City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Patterson [Baltimore City].
Mississippi
Attala County
This Patterson is located in Attala County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Patterson.
Missouri
Wayne County
This Patterson is located in Wayne County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Patterson.
Montana
Chouteau County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Patterson [Chouteau County].
Gallatin County
This Patterson is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Patterson.
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Patterson [Lincoln County].
Nye County
This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Patterson.
New Brunswick
This Patterson lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
New Mexico
Catron County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Catron County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Patterson.
Union County
This community is historic and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Patterson.
New York
Bronx County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Patterson [Bronx County].
Putnam County
This Patterson is located in Putnam County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Patterson.
North Carolina
Caldwell County
This Patterson is located in Caldwell County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Patterson.
Ohio
Hardin County
This Patterson is located in Hardin County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Patterson.
Lorain County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Lorain County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Patterson.
Montgomery County
This Patterson is located in Montgomery County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the northeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Patterson.
Oklahoma
Latimer County
This Patterson is located in Latimer County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the west of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Patterson.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Patterson.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Patterson [Allegheny County].
Juniata 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 Pennsylvania community of Patterson [Juniata County].
Quebec
This Patterson lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
Tennessee
Rutherford County
This Patterson is located in Rutherford County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Patterson.
Texas
Waller County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Patterson [Waller County].
Virginia
Buchanan County
This Patterson is located in Buchanan County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Patterson.
Wythe County
This Patterson is located in Wythe County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east northeast of the Patterson that is located in Woodruff County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Patterson.
Washington
Douglas County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Patterson [Douglas County].
Wisconsin
Polk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Patterson [Polk County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patterson ...
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.
Beard ‑ Historic (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Patterson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patterson and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Patterson to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,372 miles [11,864.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,248 miles [8,445.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Patterson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patterson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2591, Longitude: -91.2352 In this case, the coordinates for Patterson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Patterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Patterson 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.
<4>
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.
<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 Patterson 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 316.553 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.855 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.82 degrees.