Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Plain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Plain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Plain
- 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 Plain:
- 41.147184, -91.860208
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pleasant Plain
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Pleasant Plain is near Washington County and also Keokuk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Keokuk 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pleasant Plain ...
We found four communities that share the name Pleasant Plain.
Within Iowa, the name Pleasant Plain is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Huntington County
- This Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Plain that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Pleasant Plain.
- Kansas
- Osborne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Plain [Osborne County].
- Ohio
- Warren County
- This Pleasant Plain is located in Warren County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Plain that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Pleasant Plain.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- This Pleasant Plain is located in Lancaster County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Plain that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Pleasant Plain.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Plain ...
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.
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Germanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Grace Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
- Harper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Noble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Olds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Swedesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
How Far From Pleasant Plain 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 city such as Pleasant Plain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Plain and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Plain to Fairfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Plain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Plain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Plain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1472, Longitude: -91.8602 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pleasant Plain could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Plain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.468 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.868 degrees. |