Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Village:
  • 40.141014, -120.154930
  • 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 Village

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

Communities Also Named Patton Village ...

We found one communities that are also named Patton Village.

Within California, the name Patton Village is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Patton Village in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Montgomery County
    • This Patton Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Patton Village that is located in Lassen County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Patton Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patton Village ...

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.

• Buntingville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Buntingville is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntingville
• Crow ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crow is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Herlong
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Herlong is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herlong <2>
• Herlong Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction
• Janesville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Janesville is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <2>
• Sand Pass
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Pass is located in Washoe County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pass
• Stacy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stacy is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Viewland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Viewland is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewland

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

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

• Susanville, which is the Seat of Lassen County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Patton Village to Susanville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,275 miles [3,661.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 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 7,987 miles [12,853.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'