Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Plain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Plain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Plain
- 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 Plain:
- 40.696711, -85.545253
- 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 Plain
- 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 Huntington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Huntington County
- Since Pleasant Plain is near Grant County and also Wabash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Wabash 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 Plain ...
We found four communities that share the name Pleasant Plain.
Within Indiana, the name Pleasant Plain is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Jefferson County
- This Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Plain that is located in Huntington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pleasant Plain.
- Kansas
- Osborne 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 Plain [Osborne County].
- Ohio
- Warren County
- This Pleasant Plain is located in Warren County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Plain that is located in Huntington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Pleasant Plain.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- This Pleasant Plain is located in Lancaster County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Plain that is located in Huntington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Pleasant Plain.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Plain ...
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.
- America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Buckeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Fox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Friendly Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monument City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Plum Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Shadeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Shady Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hills
- Shady Hills is located in Grant County
How Far From Pleasant Plain 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 Plain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Plain and extending to:
- Huntington, which is the Seat of Huntington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Plain to Huntington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Plain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Huntington County: www.huntington.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' (or 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 Plain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Plain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6967, Longitude: -85.5453 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Plain 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 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 Pleasant Plain 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Plain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.079 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.615 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.905 degrees. |