Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Groves:
  • 34.735493, -86.205051
  • 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 Groves

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Groves ...

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.

• Berrys ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Berrys is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
• Blackankle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blackankle is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
• Dry Cove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
• Hollytree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollytree is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
• Kyles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kyles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
• Little Nashville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Little Nashville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nashville
• Mud Creek ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• Oak Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Paint Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
• Pikeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pikeville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
• Rocky Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Skyline
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Skyline is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people

How Far From Pleasant Groves 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 town such as Pleasant Groves 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 Groves and extending to:

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Groves to Scottsboro, with an average speed<2> 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'