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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 Patrick Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patrick Springs 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 Patrick Springs:
- 36.642010, -80.195287
- 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 Patrick Springs
- 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 Patrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Patrick County
- Since Patrick Springs is near Stokes County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Patrick Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patrick Springs ...
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.
- Blackberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Buffalo Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
- Craig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Dry Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Elamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Georges Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Gilbert Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mill
- Harts Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harts Store is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
- Nettleridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Stones Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stones Store is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Store
How Far From Patrick Springs 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 Patrick Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Patrick Springs and extending to:
- Stuart, which is the Seat of Patrick County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Patrick Springs to Richmond, 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Patrick Springs) 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 Patrick Springs 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 Patrick Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6420, Longitude: -80.1953 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.834 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.316 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.81 degrees. |
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