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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 Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Creek 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 Creek:
- 42.199463, -90.382629
- 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 Creek
- 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 Creek is near Jo Daviess County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Creek
Communities Also Named Pleasant Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Pleasant Creek.
Within Iowa, the name Pleasant Creek is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Pleasant Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Pleasant Creek [Barbour County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Creek ...
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.
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Blackhawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Green Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Marcus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Miles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rice is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rockaway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockaway is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
- Springbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From Pleasant Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pleasant Creek and extending to:
- Maquoketa, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Creek to Maquoketa, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Creek 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 Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1995, Longitude: -90.3826 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.483 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.856 degrees. |
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