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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 Pleasant Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Gap and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gap:
    • 33.987600, -85.519959
    • 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 Gap
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Pleasant Gap is near Calhoun County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 Gap

Communities Also Named Pleasant Gap ...

We found three communities that are also named Pleasant Gap.

Within Alabama, the name Pleasant Gap is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Bates County
      • This Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pleasant Gap that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Pleasant Gap.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Pleasant Gap is located in Centre County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Gap that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Pleasant Gap.
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Gap that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Pleasant Gap.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Gap ...

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.

  • Bauxite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bauxite is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
  • Dailey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dailey is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
  • Fearing ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fearing is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearing
  • Frog Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Frog Mountain is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Mountain
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Palestine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Palestine is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Rock Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
  • Rock Run Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
  • Sandy Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Spring Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Gap and extending to:

  • Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Gap to Centre, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pleasant Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Gap 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 Pleasant Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9876, Longitude: -85.5200       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.934 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.496 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.679 degrees.