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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 Paton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paton 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 Paton:
- 42.164445, -94.255587
- 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 Paton
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Paton is near Webster County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Paton
Communities Also Named Paton ...
We found one communities that are also named Paton.
Within Iowa, the name Paton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Paton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Sumner County
- This Paton is located in Sumner County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Paton that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Paton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paton ...
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.
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Dana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grand Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gravel Pit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gravel Pit is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Palm Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilot Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Paton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Paton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paton and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paton to Jefferson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paton) 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 Paton 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 Paton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1644, Longitude: -94.2556 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.946 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.858 degrees. |
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