Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Store:
  • 38.189577, -78.571960
  • 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 Store

• 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
  • Since Patterson Store is near Greene County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patterson Store ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Clover Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Davis Shop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Shop is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Shop
• Deer Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Earlysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <1>
• Fairgrove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
• Free Union
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Free Union is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Union <1>
• Hickory Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Mallard Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
• Mill Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mill Run is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Williams Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Fork is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Fork

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

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

• Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Patterson Store to Charlottesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'