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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 Patten, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patten 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 Patten:
- 35.650767, -81.860483
- 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 Patten
- 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 McDowell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Since Patten is near Burke County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Patten
Communities Also Named Patten ...
We found three communities that are also named Patten.
Within North Carolina, the name Patten is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Thomas County
- This Patten is located in Thomas County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Patten that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Patten.
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Patten is located in Penobscot County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Patten that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Patten.
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Patten is located in Franklin County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the northeast of the Patten that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Patten.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patten ...
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.
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chambers is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Golden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Hardaway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hardaway is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Jacktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacktown is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Longtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Longtown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Parkhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Stumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stumptown is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Tarkey Tail ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tarkey Tail is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkey Tail
How Far From Patten 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 Patten to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patten and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Patten to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Patten) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Patten 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 Patten. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6508, Longitude: -81.8605 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.816 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.782 degrees. |
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