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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 Pattersonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pattersonville 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 Pattersonville:
- 40.839532, -76.227163
- 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 Pattersonville
- 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Pattersonville is near Columbia County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Pattersonville
Communities Also Named Pattersonville ...
We found four communities that are also named Pattersonville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pattersonville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pattersonville [Putnam County].
- New York
- Schenectady County
- This Pattersonville is located in Schenectady County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pattersonville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Pattersonville.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Pattersonville is located in Carroll County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<2> to the west of the Pattersonville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pattersonville.
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- This Pattersonville is located in Fayette County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pattersonville that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pattersonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pattersonville ...
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.
- Bear Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Run Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run Junction
- Boston Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Run
- Craigs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Ellen Gowan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Gowan
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Frackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frackville Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Hills Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
- Krebs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Maizeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Maple Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Raven Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Ringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Turkey Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
- Zion Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Pattersonville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pattersonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pattersonville and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pattersonville to Pottsville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Pattersonville 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pattersonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pattersonville 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 Pattersonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8395, Longitude: -76.2272 In this case, the coordinates for Pattersonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.028 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.583 degrees. |
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