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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 Patrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patrick 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 Patrick:
- 33.487899, -88.771719
- 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 Patrick
- 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 Oktibbeha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- Since Patrick is near Clay County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Patrick
Communities Also Named Patrick ...
We found nine communities that are also named Patrick.
Within Mississippi, the name Patrick is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This Patrick is located in Madison County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Patrick that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Patrick.
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Patrick is located in Lawrence County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Patrick that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Patrick.
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- This Patrick is located in Washoe County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Patrick that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Patrick.
- North Carolina
- Cherokee 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 North Carolina community of Patrick [Cherokee County].
- South Carolina
- Chesterfield County
- This Patrick is located in Chesterfield County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east of the Patrick that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Patrick.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Patrick is located in Dallas County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the west of the Patrick that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Patrick.
- McLennan County
- This Patrick is located in McLennan County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the west of the Patrick that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Patrick.
- Wyoming
- Laramie 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 Wyoming community of Patrick [Laramie County].
- Sweetwater 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 Wyoming community of Patrick [Sweetwater County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patrick ...
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.
- Blackjack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Point is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cherokee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Green Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Oaks is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Hillbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillbrook is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Starkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Timbercove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timbercove is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercove
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From Patrick 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 Patrick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patrick and extending to:
- Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Patrick to Jackson, with an average speed<4>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 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,224 miles [8,407.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Patrick 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Patrick 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 Patrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4879, Longitude: -88.7717 In this case, the coordinates for Patrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.872 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.666 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.104 degrees. |
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