Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pleasant Green Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Green Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Green Hill

• 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 Green Hill:
  • 36.929212, -87.527229
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pleasant Green Hill

• 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
  • Since Pleasant Green Hill is near Trigg County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Pleasant Green Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Green Hill ...

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.

• Beverly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Beverly is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo is located in Trigg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Carl
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Carl is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
• Empire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Empire is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Era
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Era is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Fearsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fearsville is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
• Fruit Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruit Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
• Gracey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gracey is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
• Kelly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelly is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sinking Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork

How Far From Pleasant Green Hill to ...

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 Green Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pleasant Green Hill and extending to:

• Hopkinsville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Green Hill to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 587 miles [944.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'