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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 Patterson Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patterson Springs 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 Patterson Springs:
- 39.791688, -88.190285
- 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 Patterson Springs
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Patterson Springs is near Champaign County and also Coles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coles 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 Patterson Springs
Communities Also Named Patterson Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Patterson Springs.
Within Illinois, the name Patterson Springs is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Patterson Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Patterson Springs that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Patterson Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patterson Springs ...
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.
- Bourbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bourbon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Chicken Bristle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ficklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hindsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
How Far From Patterson Springs 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 Patterson Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patterson Springs and extending to:
- Tuscola, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Patterson Springs to Springfield, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Patterson Springs) 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 Patterson Springs 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 Patterson Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7917, Longitude: -88.1903 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.792 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.444 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.414 degrees. |
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