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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patton Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Park:
    • 35.329284, -82.466231
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
    • Since Patton Park is near Buncombe County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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 Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patton Park ...

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.

  • Bent Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
  • Crooked Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Echo Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
  • Foxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxwood is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Glenn Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hillgirt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hillgirt is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgirt
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Hunter Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Laurel Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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    • Mountain Lake Camp
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Overlook is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Pebble Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Plantation Walk
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
    • Rosebud
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rosebud is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
    • Sky Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Stone Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stone Brook is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Brook
    • Terrace Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
    • Timbercreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
    • Tree Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
    • Twin Brooks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Brooks is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
    • Valley Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
    • Willow Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
    • Willow Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Willow Brook is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
    • Woodland Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland Trace is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace

How Far From Patton Park 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 Patton Park 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 Park and extending to:

  • Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Patton Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patton Park) 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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3293, Longitude: -82.4662       In this case, the coordinates for Patton Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.168 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.654 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.116 degrees.