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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 Pat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pat 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 Pat:
- 32.178483, -90.010083
- 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 Pat
- 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Since Pat is near Simpson County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Pat
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pat ...
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.
- Comeby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comeby is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comeby
- Crossgates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crossgates is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
- Dane ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dane is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Fink Bine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fink Bine is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Bine
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- George ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- George is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Grove Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hunters Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunters Woods is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
- Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Piney Woods is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Shady Dell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Dell is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Skyway Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skyway Hills is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyway Hills
- Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Terrapin Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Terrapin Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Hill
- Value
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Value is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Value
How Far From Pat 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 Pat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pat and extending to:
- Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies just to the North.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Pat to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,462 miles [12,008.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,338 miles [8,590.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Pat) 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 Pat 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 Pat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1785, Longitude: -90.0101 In this case, the coordinates for Pat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.521 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.243 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.845 degrees. |
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