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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 Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patton Junction 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 Junction:
- 37.519065, -90.015322
- 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 Patton Junction
- 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 Patton Junction 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 Patton Junction
Communities Also Named Patton Junction ...
We found one communities that are also named Patton Junction.
Within Missouri, the name Patton Junction is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Patton Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Patton Junction [Walker County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patton Junction ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Friendly Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
- Glenallen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Precinct is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Patton Junction 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 Patton Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Patton Junction and extending to:
- Marble Hill, which is the Seat of Bollinger County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Patton Junction to Marble Hill, with an average speed<3> 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 138 miles [222.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Patton Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Patton Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Patton Junction 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 Patton Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5191, Longitude: -90.0153 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.813 degrees. |
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