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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 Patton Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patton Village 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 Patton Village:
    • 30.195610, -95.169655
    • 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 Patton Village
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Patton Village is near Liberty County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Patton Village

Communities Also Named Patton Village ...

We found one communities that are also named Patton Village.

Within Texas, the name Patton Village is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Patton Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Lassen County
      • This Patton Village is located in Lassen County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Patton Village that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Patton Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patton Village ...

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.

  • Deerbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deerbrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Elm Grove Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
  • Grace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grace is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Grady
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Grady is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Greentree Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Greentree Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Hidden Echo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Echo is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Echo
  • Hunter Ridge Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
  • Kings Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kings Forest is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Midline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Midline is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midline
  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Plum Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Security
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Security is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
  • Snuff Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Snuff Ridge is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuff Ridge
  • Woodbranch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people

How Far From Patton Village 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 city such as Patton Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patton Village and extending to:

  • Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Patton Village to Conroe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,778 miles [12,517.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Patton Village) 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 Patton Village 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 Patton Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1956, Longitude: -95.1697       In this case, the coordinates for Patton Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.525 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.492 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.231 degrees.