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 Grove:
37.440885, -89.029795
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.
We found 98 communities that share the name Pleasant Grove.
Within Illinois, the name Pleasant Grove is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 98 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 98 communities, 98 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Chilton County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Chilton County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Pleasant Grove.
Franklin County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pleasant Grove.
Jackson County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pleasant Grove.
Jefferson County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pleasant Grove.
Limestone County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Pleasant Grove.
Marshall County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Marshall County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Pleasant Grove.
Montgomery 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 Alabama community of Pleasant Grove [Montgomery County].
Pickens County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Pleasant Grove.
Saint Clair County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Saint Clair County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Pleasant Grove.
Talladega County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Pleasant Grove.
Walker County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Walker County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Pleasant Grove.
Arkansas
Craighead County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Craighead County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Pleasant Grove.
Stone County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Pleasant Grove.
Union County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Union County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Grove.
Van Buren County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Van Buren County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Pleasant Grove.
Woodruff County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Woodruff County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Pleasant Grove.
California
Sutter County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Sutter County and lies 1,756 miles [2,826 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Pleasant Grove.
Tulare County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Pleasant Grove [Tulare County].
Florida
Bradford County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Bradford County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Pleasant Grove.
Escambia County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Escambia County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the south of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Pleasant Grove.
Hillsborough County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Hillsborough County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pleasant Grove.
Walton County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Pleasant Grove.
Georgia
Catoosa County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Catoosa County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Pleasant Grove.
Forsyth 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 Georgia community of Pleasant Grove [Forsyth County].
Grady County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Grady County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Pleasant Grove.
Spalding County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Spalding County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spalding County community of Pleasant Grove.
Troup County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Troup County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Pleasant Grove.
Union County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Union County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Grove.
Whitfield County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Whitfield County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Pleasant Grove.
Indiana
Jasper 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 Indiana community of Pleasant Grove [Jasper County].
Iowa
Des Moines County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Pleasant Grove.
Dubuque County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Dubuque County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Pleasant Grove.
Kansas
Douglas County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Pleasant Grove.
Greenwood 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 Grove [Greenwood County].
Woodson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Grove [Woodson County].
Kentucky
Washington County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pleasant Grove.
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
This Pleasant Grove is located in Caddo Parish and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Pleasant Grove.
Maryland
Allegany County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Allegany County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Pleasant Grove.
Baltimore County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Baltimore County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Pleasant Grove.
Frederick County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Frederick County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Pleasant Grove.
Howard County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Pleasant Grove.
Minnesota
Olmsted County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Pleasant Grove.
Mississippi
Panola County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Pleasant Grove.
Wayne County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Wayne County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the south of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pleasant Grove.
Missouri
Camden County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Pleasant Grove.
Cooper County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Cooper County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Pleasant Grove.
Ripley County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County and lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Pleasant Grove.
New Jersey
Morris County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Morris County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Pleasant Grove.
Ocean County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Ocean County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Pleasant Grove.
North Carolina
Alamance County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Pleasant Grove.
Alleghany County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Alleghany County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Pleasant Grove.
Buncombe County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Buncombe County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Pleasant Grove.
Burke County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Burke County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Pleasant Grove.
Caswell County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Caswell County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Pleasant Grove.
Duplin County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Pleasant Grove.
Northampton County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Northampton County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Pleasant Grove.
Washington County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pleasant Grove.
Ohio
Belmont County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Pleasant Grove.
Clermont County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Pleasant Grove.
Muskingum County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Pleasant Grove.
Ross County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Ross County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Pleasant Grove.
Oklahoma
Seminole County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Seminole County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Pleasant Grove.
Pennsylvania
Chester County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Chester County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Pleasant Grove.
Lancaster County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Pleasant Grove.
Union County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Union County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Grove.
Washington County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pleasant Grove.
Westmoreland County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Westmoreland County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Pleasant Grove.
York County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pleasant Grove [York County].
Prince Edward Island
This Pleasant Grove lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
South Carolina
Georgetown County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Georgetown County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Pleasant Grove.
Greenville County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Pleasant Grove.
Sumter County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Sumter County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pleasant Grove.
Tennessee
Bedford County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Pleasant Grove.
Cocke County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Cocke County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Pleasant Grove.
Decatur County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Decatur County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Pleasant Grove.
Franklin County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pleasant Grove.
Jefferson County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pleasant Grove.
Lincoln County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Lincoln County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Pleasant Grove.
Marion 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 Tennessee community of Pleasant Grove [Marion County].
Maury County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Pleasant Grove.
Scott County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Scott County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Pleasant Grove.
Sumner County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Sumner County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Pleasant Grove.
Wilson County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Wilson County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Pleasant Grove.
Texas
Bastrop County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pleasant Grove [Bastrop County].
Falls County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Falls County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Pleasant Grove.
Fannin County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Fannin County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Pleasant Grove.
Hopkins County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Hopkins County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Pleasant Grove.
Limestone County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Pleasant Grove.
Mills County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Mills County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Pleasant Grove.
Rusk County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Rusk County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Pleasant Grove.
Upshur 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 Texas community of Pleasant Grove [Upshur County].
Wood County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Wood County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Pleasant Grove.
Utah
Utah County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Utah County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Pleasant Grove.
Virginia
Halifax County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Halifax County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Pleasant Grove.
Henry County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Henry County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Pleasant Grove.
Lunenburg County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Pleasant Grove.
Mecklenburg County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Pleasant Grove.
Pittsylvania County
This Pleasant Grove is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km] to the east of the Pleasant Grove that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Pleasant Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Grove ...
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.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lick Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
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 Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Grove and extending to:
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Grove to Springfield, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4409, Longitude: -89.0298 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Grove 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>
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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.266 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.663 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.381 degrees.