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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patterson Hills 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 Patterson Hills:
- 36.173145, -83.458230
- 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 Hills
- 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- Since Patterson Hills is near Grainger County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patterson Hills ...
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.
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Bluegrass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluegrass is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
- Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Fox Den
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Den is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Kathy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kathy Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathy Hills
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadowview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Oars Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oars Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oars Ferry
- Panther Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
- Panther Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Panther Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Hills
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Panther Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Panther Lake is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
- Pleasant view
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant view is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant view
- Point Seven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Point Seven is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Seven
- Rock Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Seven Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Smokerise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Wilderness Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilderness Shores is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Shores
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Patterson Hills 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 Patterson Hills 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 Hills and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Patterson Hills to Morristown, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Patterson Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1731, Longitude: -83.4582 In this case, the coordinates for Patterson Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.769 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.465 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.285 degrees. |
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