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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 Potato Patch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potato Patch 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 Potato Patch:
- 34.430026, -112.414057
- 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 Potato Patch
- 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 Yavapai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
- Since Potato Patch is near Coconino County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coconino 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 Potato Patch
Communities Also Named Potato Patch ...
We found one communities that are also named Potato Patch.
Within Arizona, the name Potato Patch is unique.
Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Potato Patch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Catron County
- This Potato Patch is located in Catron County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Potato Patch that is located in Yavapai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Potato Patch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potato Patch ...
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.
- Breezy Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Breezy Pines is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Pines
- Dewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey - Humboldt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey - Humboldt is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey - Humboldt
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,988 people
- Diamond Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diamond Valley is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
- Fort Whipple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Whipple is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Whipple
- Granite Dells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Granite Dells is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Dells
- Groom Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Groom Creek is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Creek
- Humboldt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper Heights is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Heights
- Palace Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palace Station is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Station
- Poland Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poland Junction is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Junction
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Potato Patch 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 Potato Patch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potato Patch and extending to:
- Prescott, which is the Seat of Yavapai County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Potato Patch to Phoenix, with an average speed<3>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 three full days. 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 1,971 miles [3,172 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 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 8,163 miles [13,137.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Potato Patch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Potato Patch 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 Potato Patch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4300, Longitude: -112.4141 In this case, the coordinates for Potato Patch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.575 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.346 degrees. |
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