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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 Patterson Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patterson Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Patterson Crossroads:
    • 36.565916, -83.647135
    • 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 Patterson Crossroads
  • 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
    • Since Patterson Crossroads is near Bell County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Patterson Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patterson Crossroads ...

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.

  • Arthur
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Cave Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Clouds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
  • Combs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Combs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
  • Duo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Duo is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Forge Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forge Ridge is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge
  • Little Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Little Creek is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
  • Mason Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
  • Murphy Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
  • Poplar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Premier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • River View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • River View is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Stony Fork Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
    • Town Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Yellow Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

How Far From Patterson Crossroads 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 Patterson Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Patterson Crossroads and extending to:

  • Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Patterson Crossroads to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patterson Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Patterson Crossroads 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 Patterson Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5659, Longitude: -83.6471       In this case, the coordinates for Patterson Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.888 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.657 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.255 degrees.