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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 Pataha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pataha 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 Pataha:
- 46.560144, -118.182183
- 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 Pataha
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Pataha is near Franklin County and also Whitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman 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 Pataha
Communities Also Named Pataha ...
We found one communities that are also named Pataha.
There is one other community in Washington that is also named Pataha.
Beyond Washington.
- Communities Located In Washington ...
- Garfield County
- This Pataha is located in Garfield County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east of the Pataha that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Pataha.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pataha ...
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.
- Chew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chew is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chew
- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dodge is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Harder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harder is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder
- Harvey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hay is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay
- Powers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powers is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Shreck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shreck is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreck
- Starbuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whetstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whetstone is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Wild Goose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wild Goose is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose
How Far From Pataha 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 Pataha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pataha and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pataha to Dayton, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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- Pataha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pataha 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 Pataha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5601, Longitude: -118.1822 In this case, the coordinates for Pataha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.405 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.151 degrees. |
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