Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Field:
  • 33.666776, -87.302224
  • 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 Pleasant Field

• 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Since Pleasant Field is near Tuscaloosa County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Pleasant Field

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Field ...

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.

• America
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • America is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
• Cedar Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Goodsprings
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
• High Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • High Level is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
• Kings Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Mill is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Short Camp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Short Camp is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
• Standard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Standard is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard

How Far From Pleasant Field 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 Pleasant Field to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pleasant Field and extending to:

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Field to Jasper, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'