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we pass this GPS location for Pleasant Acres:
39.891151, -86.102764
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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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found twelve communities that are also named Pleasant Acres.
There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Pleasant Acres.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Indiana ...
Hancock County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Hancock County and lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Pleasant Acres.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Jefferson County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pleasant Acres.
Madison County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Madison County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the south of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pleasant Acres.
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Fairfield County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Pleasant Acres.
Georgia
Clayton County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Clayton County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Pleasant Acres.
Cobb County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Cobb County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the south of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Pleasant Acres.
Gwinnett County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Gwinnett County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km] to the south southeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Pleasant Acres.
Maryland
Carroll County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pleasant Acres.
Wicomico County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the east of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Pleasant Acres.
Mississippi
Oktibbeha County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Pleasant Acres.
North Carolina
Cumberland County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Cumberland County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Pleasant Acres.
Utah
Weber County
This Pleasant Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Pleasant Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Acres ...
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.
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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Acres and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Acres to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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.
<3>
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 Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8912, Longitude: -86.1028 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.441 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.913 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.405 degrees.