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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 Patchinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patchinville 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 Patchinville:
- 40.780621, -78.776697
- 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 Patchinville
- 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Since Patchinville is near Indiana County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 Patchinville
Communities Also Named Patchinville ...
We found one communities that are also named Patchinville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Patchinville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Patchinville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Patchinville is located in Steuben County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Patchinville that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Patchinville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patchinville ...
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.
- Cherry Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Cush Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
- Cush Cushion Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glen Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Keal Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keal Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keal Run
- Stifflertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stifflertown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stifflertown
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Patchinville 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 Patchinville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patchinville and extending to:
- Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Patchinville to Clearfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Patchinville) 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 Patchinville 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 Patchinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7806, Longitude: -78.7767 In this case, the coordinates for Patchinville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.747 degrees. |
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