Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Place:
  • 42.540440, -116.837350
  • 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 Place

• 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 Owyhee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee County
  • Since Pleasant Valley Place is near Malheur County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur 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 Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Valley Place ...

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.

• Cliffs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cliffs is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
• Deacon Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deacon Crossing is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Crossing
• Dickshooter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickshooter is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickshooter
• Dry Forty
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Dry Forty is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Forty
• Empire City ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Empire City is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
• Fairylawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairylawn is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairylawn
• Flag Crossing
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flag Crossing is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Crossing
• Flint
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Flint is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Triangle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Triangle is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle

How Far From Pleasant Valley Place 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 community such as Pleasant Valley Place 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 Valley Place and extending to:

• Murphy, which is the Seat of Owyhee County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Valley Place to Murphy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'