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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:
    • 38.478353, -87.752331
    • 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 Patton
  • 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 Patton ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Patton.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Patton.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Clark County
      • This Patton is located in Clark County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north of the Patton that is located in Wabash County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Patton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • This Patton is located in Walker County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the south of the Patton that is located in Wabash County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Patton.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Patton is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km]<1> to the west of the Patton that is located in Wabash County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino 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].
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Patton is located in Carroll County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Patton that is located in Wabash 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 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Patton that is located in Wabash 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 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Patton that is located in Wabash County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Patton.
    • Ontario
      • This Patton lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Patton that is located in Wabash County.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Patton is located in Washington County and lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Patton that is located in Wabash 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 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in Wabash 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 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in Wabash 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 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east of the Patton that is located in Wabash 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.

  • Decker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
    • Decker is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Decker Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decker Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Chapel
    • Decker Chapel is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Friendsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
    • Friendsville is located in Wabash County
  • Grays Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
    • Grays Corner is located in Lawrence County
  • Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Lawrence County
  • Little Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
    • Little Rock is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Lyles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
    • Lyles is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Maud
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Wabash County
  • Sand Barrens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Barrens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Barrens
    • Sand Barrens is located in Lawrence County
  • Twin Bridges
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Twin Bridges is located in Knox County (IN)

How Far From Patton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

  • Mount Carmel, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies just to the South.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Patton to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Patton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4784, Longitude: -87.7523       In this case, the coordinates for Patton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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>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.
<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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.481 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.904 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.549 degrees.









 

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