Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cove:
  • 39.368167, -75.839382
  • 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 Cove

• 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Pleasant Cove is near Cecil County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Cove ...

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.

• Cash Corner ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Dogwood Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
• Earleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Earleville is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earleville <1>
• Galena
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Gregg Neck
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
• Honeysuckle Knoll
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
• Irelands Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
• John Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • John Town is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
• Locust Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Meadow Vista
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Vista is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Vista
• Sassafras
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sassafras is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
• Scotchmans Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pleasant Cove and extending to:

• Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Cove to Chestertown, 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 four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'