patch-at-heading-and-distance reports the single patch that is the given distance from this turtle or patch, along the given absolute heading. (In contrast to patch-left-and-ahead and patch-right-and-ahead, this turtle's current heading is not taken into account.) Reports nobody if the patch does not exist because it is outside the world.
ask patch-at-heading-and-distance -90 1 [ set pcolor green ] ;; turns the patch 1 to the west of this patch green
See also patch, patch-at, patch-left-and-ahead, patch-right-and-ahead.
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