Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Mills
- 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 Mills:
- 40.777825, -84.842186
- 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 Mills
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Pleasant Mills is near Van Wert County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Wert County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Pleasant Mills.
Within Indiana, the name Pleasant Mills is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Pleasant Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Mills that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Pleasant Mills.
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Mills ...
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.
- Boston Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Boston Corner is located in Allen County
- Ceylon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Convoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
- Convoy is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <3>
- Craigville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Curryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Dull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <3>
- Honduras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Jay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Jay City is located in Jay County
How Far From Pleasant Mills 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 Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Mills and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Mills to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7778, Longitude: -84.8422 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.626 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.11 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.548 degrees. |