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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 Grove Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Grove Estates 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 Pleasant Grove Estates:
- 33.490107, -86.959160
- 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 Grove Estates
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Pleasant Grove Estates is near Shelby County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Grove Estates
Communities Also Named Pleasant Grove Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Pleasant Grove Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Pleasant Grove Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Pleasant Grove Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Pleasant Grove Estates is located in Charles County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Grove Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Pleasant Grove Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Grove Estates ...
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.
- Booker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Booker Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bush is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cottage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Crescent Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Dolomite
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Falls Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Garywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
- Glenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Gordon Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
- Hillman Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
- Industrial City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Ivanhoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Jones Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Little Italy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Martins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Minor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Park Courts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Village Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Pleasant Grove Estates 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 Grove Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Grove Estates and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Grove Estates to Birmingham, 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 85 miles [136.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pleasant Grove Estates 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 Grove Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4901, Longitude: -86.9592 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Grove Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.769 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.391 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.366 degrees. |
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