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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 Pleasantview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasantview and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pleasantview:
    • 42.156222, -112.337639
    • 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 Pleasantview
  • 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 Pleasantview ...

We found four communities that share the name Pleasantview.

Within Idaho, the name Pleasantview is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasantview that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Pleasantview.
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • This Pleasantview is located in Somerset County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasantview that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Pleasantview.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Pleasantview lies 2,724 miles [4,383.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasantview that is located in Oneida County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver 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 Pennsylvania community of Pleasantview [Beaver County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasantview ...

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.

  • Cedarhill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhill
    • Cedarhill is located in Oneida County
  • Cherry Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dairy Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Creek
    • Dairy Creek is located in Oneida County
  • Daniels
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
    • Daniels is located in Oneida County
  • Ireland Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Springs
    • Ireland Springs is located in Oneida County
  • Nelson ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Oneida County
  • Plymouth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Portage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Rock Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Junction
    • Red Rock Junction is located in Bannock County
  • Ridgedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Ridgedale is located in Oneida County
  • Silver Star
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
    • Silver Star is located in Franklin County
  • Stone
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Swanlake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Pleasantview 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 Pleasantview to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasantview and extending to:

  • Malad City, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasantview to Boise City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,693 miles [12,380.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasantview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasantview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasantview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1562, Longitude: -112.3376    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pleasantview 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Pleasantview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.401 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.165 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.921 degrees.




 

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