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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 Pleasureville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasureville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pleasureville:
- 38.346508, -85.114838
- 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 Pleasureville
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Pleasureville is near Shelby County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Pleasureville
Communities Also Named Pleasureville ...
We found two communities that are also named Pleasureville.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Pleasureville.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Pleasureville in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Fleming County
- This Pleasureville is located in Fleming County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasureville that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Pleasureville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Pleasureville is located in York County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasureville that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Pleasureville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasureville ...
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.
- Bagdad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmburg
- Eminence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flag Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flag Fork is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Fork
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- North Pleasureville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Pleasureville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pleasureville
- Old Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Christianburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Christianburg
- Raymond Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Hill
- Slabtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Pleasureville 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 city such as Pleasureville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasureville and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Pleasureville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasureville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pleasureville 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 Pleasureville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3465, Longitude: -85.1148 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.808 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.967 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.392 degrees. |
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