Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pattonfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pattonfield and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pattonfield

• 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 Pattonfield:
  • 32.650140, -94.919938
  • 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 Pattonfield

• 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Since Pattonfield is near Gregg County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gregg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Pattonfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pattonfield ...

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.

• Center Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Diana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Diana is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diana <1>
• Friendship
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Friendship is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Indian Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
• James
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • James is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Latch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Latch is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latch
• Mings Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mings Chapel is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mings Chapel
• Sand Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Seven Pines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Stamps
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stamps is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
• Union Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pattonfield and extending to:

• Gilmer, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 233 miles [375 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pattonfield to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,088 miles [1,751 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,649 miles [12,309.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'