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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ridge:
    • 38.093056, -84.036111
    • 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 Ridge
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Pleasant Ridge is near Montgomery County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Ridge

Communities Also Named Pleasant Ridge ...

We found 53 communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge.

There are two communities within Kentucky that are also named Pleasant Ridge.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of 51 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 51 communities, 52 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Daviess 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 Kentucky community of Pleasant Ridge [Daviess County].
    • Ohio County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Ohio County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Pleasant Ridge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Calhoun County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Cullman County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Cullman County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Franklin County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Franklin County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Greene County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Marion County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Marion County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Pike County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pike County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Benton County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Boone County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Carroll County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Florida
      • Walton County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Walton County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Illinois
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pleasant Ridge [Fulton County].
      • Madison County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Indiana
      • Jasper County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Jay County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jay County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison 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 Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Atchison County].
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Crawford County].
      • Leavenworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Leavenworth County].
    • Louisiana
      • La Salle Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Pleasant Ridge [La Salle Parish].
    • Maine
      • Somerset 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 Maine community of Pleasant Ridge [Somerset County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Oakland County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the north of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pleasant Ridge [Attala County].
      • Itawamba 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 Mississippi community of Pleasant Ridge [Itawamba County].
      • Jones County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jones County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Union County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Barry County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Bates 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 Missouri community of Pleasant Ridge [Bates County].
      • Harrison County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Harrison County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Texas County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • New Brunswick
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Gaston 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 North Carolina community of Pleasant Ridge [Gaston County].
      • Pitt County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Wilkes County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Wilkes County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the southeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Union County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fulton County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Franklin 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 Ridge [Franklin County].
      • Knox County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Putnam County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Putnam County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Texas
      • Henderson 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 Ridge [Henderson County].
      • Leon County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Leon County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Panola County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Panola County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Pleasant Ridge.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the east of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Pleasant Ridge.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • 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 Virginia community of Pleasant Ridge [Virginia Beach City].
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark 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 Wisconsin community of Pleasant Ridge [Clark County].
      • Iowa County
      • This Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Pleasant Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Ridge ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Grassy Lick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
  • Hedges
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hedges is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
  • Judy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Judy is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
  • Little Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Plum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Plum is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum Lick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Plum Lick is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Lick
  • Pretty Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pretty Run is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Run
  • Rosedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Sideview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sideview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
  • Stoops
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stoops is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops

How Far From Pleasant Ridge 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Ridge and extending to:

  • Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Ridge to Louisa, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ridge 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>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 Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Ridge 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 Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0931, Longitude: -84.0361       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.136 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.162 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.987 degrees.