Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Patton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Patton and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Patton

• 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 North Patton:
  • 37.530335, -90.015108
  • 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 North 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 Bollinger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
  • Since North Patton is near Perry County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 North Patton

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

• Alliance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Corners is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corners
• Cornwall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cornwall is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Daisy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Friendly Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
• Highland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hurricane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Lixville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lixville is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lixville
• Precinct
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Precinct is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
• Silver Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

How Far From North 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 North Patton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Patton and extending to:

• Marble Hill, which is the Seat of Bollinger County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Patton to Marble Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'