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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 Pattonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pattonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pattonville:
    • 35.792854, -91.714308
    • 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 Pattonville
  • 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 Independence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Independence County
    • Since Pattonville is near Cleburne County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Pattonville

Communities Also Named Pattonville ...

We found three communities that are also named Pattonville.

Within Arkansas, the name Pattonville is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pattonville that is located in Independence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Pattonville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Pattonville is located in Armstrong County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pattonville that is located in Independence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Pattonville.
    • Texas
      • Lamar County
      • This Pattonville is located in Lamar County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pattonville that is located in Independence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Pattonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pattonville ...

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.

  • Almond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Almond is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jamestown is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Limedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Limedale is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
  • Limedale Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Limedale Junction is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale Junction
  • Limeville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Limeville is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Meadow Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Heights is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
  • Phosphate ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Phosphate is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
  • Quail Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Quail Valley is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sandtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandtown is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown

How Far From Pattonville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pattonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Batesville, which is the Seat of Independence County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pattonville to Little Rock, 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 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 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pattonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pattonville 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 Pattonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7929, Longitude: -91.7143       In this case, the coordinates for Pattonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.902 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.331 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.934 degrees.