Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Ridge
- 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 Pleasant Ridge:
- 34.505650, -87.688920
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pleasant Ridge
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Pleasant Ridge is near Colbert County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pleasant Ridge ...
We found 53 communities that share the name Pleasant Ridge.
There are five communities within Alabama that are also named Pleasant Ridge.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 52 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Calhoun County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Calhoun County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Cullman County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Cullman County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Greene County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Marion County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Marion County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Pike County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pike County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Calhoun County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Benton County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Boone County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Carroll County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Pulaski County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Florida
- Walton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Walton County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pleasant Ridge [Fulton County].
- Madison County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Indiana
- Jasper County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the north of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Jay County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jay County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the north northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Atchison County].
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Crawford County].
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Leavenworth County].
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Pleasant Ridge [Daviess County].
- Lawrence County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Lawrence County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Ohio County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Ohio County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the north of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Louisiana
- La Salle Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Pleasant Ridge [La Salle Parish].
- Maine
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Pleasant Ridge [Somerset County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Oakland County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pleasant Ridge [Attala County].
- Itawamba County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pleasant Ridge [Itawamba County].
- Jones County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jones County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Union County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Barry County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Bates County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Pleasant Ridge [Bates County].
- Harrison County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Harrison County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Texas County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pleasant Ridge [Gaston County].
- Pitt County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Wilkes County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Wilkes County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Union County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the north northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pleasant Ridge [Franklin County].
- Knox County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Putnam County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Putnam County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Texas
- Henderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pleasant Ridge [Henderson County].
- Leon County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Leon County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Panola County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Panola County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pleasant Ridge [Virginia Beach City].
- Wisconsin
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pleasant Ridge [Clark County].
- Iowa County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the north of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Ridge ...
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.
- Churntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Good Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Good Springs is located in Franklin County
- Gravel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Franklin County
- Lime Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Littleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Mountain Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Star
- Mountain Star is located in Franklin County
- Reedtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Woodlawn Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Franklin County
How Far From Pleasant Ridge 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 Pleasant Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Ridge and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Ridge to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>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 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5057, Longitude: -87.6889 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pleasant Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pleasant Ridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pleasant Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.275 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.116 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.449 degrees. |