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:
- 40.633956, -78.658079
- 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Patton is near Clearfield County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- eBird sighting report for Indiana 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.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Patton.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Clark County
- This Patton is located in Clark County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the west of the Patton that is located in Cambria 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 506 miles [814.3 km] to the west southwest of the Patton that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Patton.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Patton lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Patton that is located in Cambria County.
- Oregon
- 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.
- Beaver Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Beaver Valley is located in Cambria County
- Blue Goose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Goose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
- Blue Goose is located in Cambria County
- Chest Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Fallentimber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallentimber
- Fallentimber is located in Cambria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallentimber <4>
- Foxburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Frugality
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Long Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Longs Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossroad
- Longs Crossroad is located in Cambria County
- Lyleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Slickport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Spangler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Swedetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Tippletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippletown
- Tippletown is located in Cambria County
- Tripoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Twenty Row
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twenty Row have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Row
- Twenty Row is located in Cambria County
- Wildwood Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Spangler
How Far From Patton 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 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:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Patton to Ebensburg, with an average speed<5> 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 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Patton: www.pattonboro.com/
The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 40.6340, Longitude: -78.6581 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 308.754 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.687 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.75 degrees. |