Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pattons Ferry:
  • 31.618218, -88.612533
  • 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 Pattons Ferry

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Pattons Ferry is near Washington County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Pattons Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pattons Ferry ...

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.

• Buckatunna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckatunna is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckatunna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckatunna <1>
• Chapel Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Clara
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clara is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
• Healing Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Knobtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Knobtown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobtown
• Lucas Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lucas Ferry is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Ferry
• Mulberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Robinsons Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
• Shady Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Whistler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whistler is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler

How Far From Pattons Ferry 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 Pattons Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pattons Ferry and extending to:

• Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pattons Ferry to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'