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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 Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Valley Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Valley Estates
- 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 Valley Estates:
- 34.774536, -92.418211
- 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 Valley 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Pleasant Valley Estates is near Faulkner County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Valley Estates
Communities Also Named Pleasant Valley Estates ...
We found four communities that are also named Pleasant Valley Estates.
Within Arkansas, the name Pleasant Valley Estates is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Pleasant Valley Estates is located in Gallia County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Valley Estates that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Pleasant Valley Estates.
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- This Pleasant Valley Estates is located in Monroe County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Valley Estates that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Pleasant Valley Estates.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Pleasant Valley Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Valley Estates that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Pleasant Valley Estates.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Pleasant Valley Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Valley Estates that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pleasant Valley Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Valley 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.
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Pebble Beach Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pebble Beach Park is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach Park
- Pleasant Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Forest is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Forest
- Pleasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rainwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rainwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwood
- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
How Far From Pleasant Valley 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 Valley 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 Valley Estates and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Valley Estates to Little Rock, 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,443 miles [11,978.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 Valley Estates) 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 Valley 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 Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7745, Longitude: -92.4182 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.277 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.631 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.429 degrees. |
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