Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Mound, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Mound and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Mound
- 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 Mound:
- 38.863102, -89.290352
- 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 Mound
- 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 Bond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bond County
- Since Pleasant Mound is near Fayette County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Mound ...
We found two communities that share the name Pleasant Mound.
Within Illinois, the name Pleasant Mound is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pleasant Mound [Montgomery County].
- Texas
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pleasant Mound [Dallas County].
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Mound ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Bond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Harbor Light Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Light Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
- Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
- Hookdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Jimtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Mulberry Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Mulberry Grove is located in Bond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry Grove <3>
- Panorama Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
- Stubblefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stubblefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
- Stubblefield is located in Bond County
How Far From Pleasant Mound 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 Mound to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pleasant Mound and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Bond County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Mound to Springfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Mound. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mound 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Mound) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Mound. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8631, Longitude: -89.2904 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Mound have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pleasant Mound 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 315.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.113 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.167 degrees. |