Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Run and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Run
- 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 Run:
- 39.141774, -77.235538
- 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 Run
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Pleasant Run is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Run ...
We found nine communities that share the name Pleasant Run.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Pleasant Run.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Baltimore County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Pleasant Run.
- Baltimore County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Pleasant Run [Cook County].
- Kansas
- Pottawatomie 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 Run [Pottawatomie County].
- New Jersey
- Burlington 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 New Jersey community of Pleasant Run [Burlington County].
- Hunterdon County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Pleasant Run.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pleasant Run.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pleasant Run.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Dallas County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Pleasant Run.
- West Virginia
- Tucker County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Pleasant Run.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Run ...
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.
- Brown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Clopper
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Diamond Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
- Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Londonderry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
- Longdraft
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Observatory Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Observatory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
- Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Orchard Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
- Orchard Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
- Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Parkridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Pleasant Run 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 Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Run and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Run to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1418, Longitude: -77.2355 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Run 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 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 Run 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 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 Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.991 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.592 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.704 degrees. |