Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hill Station:
  • 32.160698, -86.997208
  • 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 Hill Station

• 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Since Pleasant Hill Station is near Lowndes County and also Wilcox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox 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 Hill Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Hill Station ...

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.

• Berlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Berlin is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Elm Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elm Bluff is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Bluff
• Farmersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmersville is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Halls Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• King's Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • King's Landing is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
• Kings
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kings is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Pinebelt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pinebelt is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebelt
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Polk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
• Snow Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Swink
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Swink is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink

How Far From Pleasant Hill Station to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Hill Station 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 Hill Station and extending to:

• Selma, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Hill Station to Selma, 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'