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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 Patsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patsey 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 Patsey:
- 38.677314, -81.422899
- 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 Patsey
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Patsey is near Jackson County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Patsey
Communities Also Named Patsey ...
We found one communities that are also named Patsey.
Within West Virginia, the name Patsey is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Patsey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- This Patsey is located in Estill County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Patsey that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Patsey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patsey ...
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.
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Countsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Countsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
- Flatfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flatfork is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatfork
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Jingo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jingo is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Leo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leo is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Welcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Welcome is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Welcome
- Pad ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pad is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pad
- Red Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Knob is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Knob
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Shad ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shad is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad
- Speed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speed is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Vicars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vicars is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicars
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
How Far From Patsey 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 Patsey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Patsey once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Patsey and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Patsey to Spencer, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Patsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Patsey 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 Patsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6773, Longitude: -81.4229 In this case, the coordinates for Patsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.527 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.408 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.667 degrees. |
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