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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 Patton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patton 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 Patton:
- 34.135831, -117.226258
- 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
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Patton is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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
Communities Also Named Patton ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Patton.
Within California, the name Patton is unique.
Beyond California, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Patton is located in Walker County and lies 1,700 miles [2,735.9 km]<1> to the east of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Patton.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Patton [Walker County].
- Illinois
- Clark County
- This Patton is located in Clark County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Patton.
- Wabash County
- This Patton is located in Wabash County and lies 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km] to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Patton.
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- This Patton is located in Carroll County and lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Patton.
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Patton [Pike County].
- Michigan
- Huron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Patton [Huron County].
- Missouri
- Bollinger County
- This Patton is located in Bollinger County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Patton.
- Oklahoma
- Mayes County
- This Patton is located in Mayes County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Patton.
- Ontario
- This Patton lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- Oregon
- Washington County
- This Patton is located in Washington County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Patton.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Patton is located in Cambria County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Patton.
- Washington County
- This Patton is located in Washington County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km] to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Patton.
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Patton [Bledsoe County].
- Texas
- Galveston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Patton [Galveston County].
- McLennan 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 Texas community of Patton [McLennan County].
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Patton is located in Greenbrier County and lies 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Patton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patton ...
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.
- Amber Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Amber Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Hills
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cottage Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
- Crown Jewel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crown Jewel is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Jewel
- Garden Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Harlem Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harlem Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marigold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mound City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sunkist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunkist is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
- Valley Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
- Warm Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
How Far From Patton 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patton and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Patton to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,236 miles [3,598.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,306 miles [13,367.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Patton 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Patton 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 Patton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1358, Longitude: -117.2263 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.14 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.046 degrees. |
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