Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Patton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Patton
- 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:
- 36.476756, -95.255803
- 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 Patton
- 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 Mayes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mayes County
- Since Patton is near Craig County and also Rogers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craig County
- eBird sighting report for Rogers 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
Communities Also Named Patton ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Patton.
Within Oklahoma, the name Patton is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Clark County
- This Patton is located in Clark County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in Mayes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Patton.
- Wabash County
- This Patton is located in Wabash County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in Mayes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Patton.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Ontario
- This Patton lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Patton that is located in Mayes County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Patton is located in Cambria County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in Mayes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Patton.
- Washington County
- This Patton is located in Washington County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the east northeast of the Patton that is located in Mayes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Patton.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Galveston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Patton [Galveston County].
- McLennan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Patton [McLennan County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patton ...
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 Cabin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cabin
- Big Cabin is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Cabin <4>
- Bowlin Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowlin Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Spring
- Bowlin Spring is located in Craig County
- Bushyhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Disney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Disney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney
- Disney is located in Mayes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Disney <4>
- Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hoot Owl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Howard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Pryor Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
- Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
- Pryor Creek has also been known as:
- Pryor
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <4>
- Sunsweet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Patton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patton and extending to:
- Pryor Creek, which is the Seat of Mayes County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Patton to Pryor Creek, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,357 miles [8,621.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4768, Longitude: -95.2558 In this case, the coordinates for Patton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Patton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.30 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.206 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.449 degrees. |