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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.

  • 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 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.
    • 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:
    • eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
    • Since Potato Patch is near Coconino County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Potato Patch ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Pines
    • Breezy Pines is located in Yavapai County
  • Dewey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dewey - Humboldt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey - Humboldt
    • Dewey - Humboldt is located in Yavapai County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 3,988 people
  • Diamond Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
    • Diamond Valley is located in Yavapai County
  • Fort Whipple
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Whipple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Whipple
    • Fort Whipple is located in Yavapai County
  • Granite Dells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Dells
    • Granite Dells is located in Yavapai County
  • Groom Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Creek
    • Groom Creek is located in Yavapai County
  • Humboldt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Juniper Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Heights
    • Juniper Heights is located in Yavapai County
  • Palace Station ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palace Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Station
    • Palace Station is located in Yavapai County
  • Poland Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Junction
    • Poland Junction is located in Yavapai County
  • Walnut Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County

How Far From Potato Patch 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 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potato Patch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.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).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Potato Patch 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 331.575 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.521 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.346 degrees.




 

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