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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 Patoka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patoka 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 Patoka:
- 38.406280, -87.585842
- 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 Patoka
- 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since Patoka is near Knox County and also Wabash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabash 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 Patoka
Communities Also Named Patoka ...
We found two communities that are also named Patoka.
Within Indiana, the name Patoka is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- This Patoka is located in Crittenden County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Patoka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Patoka.
- Illinois
- Marion County
- This Patoka is located in Marion County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Patoka that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Patoka.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patoka ...
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.
- Cantaloupe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cantaloupe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantaloupe
- Coats Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coats Spring is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Spring
- Decker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decker Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decker Chapel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Chapel
- King
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- King is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Little Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Lyles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyles is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Mount Olympus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olympus is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
- Oatsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twin Bridges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Bridges is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Patoka 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 town such as Patoka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patoka and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Patoka to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Patoka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Patoka 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 Patoka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4063, Longitude: -87.5858 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.373 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.77 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.491 degrees. |
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