Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Patten Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patten Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Patten Mills
- 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 Mills:
- 39.457295, -81.781523
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Patten Mills
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Patten Mills is near Morgan County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Athens 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patten Mills ...
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.
- Big Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Hooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Layman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Luke Chute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luke Chute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Plantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantsville
- Plantsville is located in Athens County
- Swift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Tick Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tick Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Ridge
- Tick Ridge is located in Washington County
- Todds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
How Far From Patten Mills 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 Patten Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Patten Mills and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Patten Mills to Marietta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patten Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Patten Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patten Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4573, Longitude: -81.7815 In this case, the coordinates for Patten Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.727 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.752 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.567 degrees. |