Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pattersons Corner:
  • 39.636727, -83.770202
  • 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 Pattersons Corner

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Pattersons Corner is near Clinton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Pattersons Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pattersons Corner ...

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.

• Bowersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowersville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
• Cedarville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cedarville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <1>
• Edgefield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgefield is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Grape Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grape Grove is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
• Gunnerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gunnerville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnerville
• Jamestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Maple Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple Corner is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
• Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Paintersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Paintersville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
• Pleasant View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Silver Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Silver Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Pattersons Corner 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 Pattersons Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Xenia, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pattersons Corner to Xenia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'