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

When in Pleasantville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasantville 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 Pleasantville:
    • 39.545662, -76.441630
    • 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 Pleasantville
  • 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 Pleasantville ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Pleasantville.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Pleasantville.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Pleasantville.
    • Washington County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Washington County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pleasantville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Litchfield County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Pleasantville.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Pleasantville is located in New Castle County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Pleasantville.
    • Indiana
      • Jackson County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Jackson County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pleasantville.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Sullivan County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the west of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Pleasantville.
    • Iowa
      • Marion County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Marion County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pleasantville.
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Pleasantville [Knox County].
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan County
      • Although located in Sullivan County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Pleasantville.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Pleasantville.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Pleasantville.
      • Morris County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Morris County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the northeast of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Pleasantville.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Pleasantville.
      • Westchester County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Westchester County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the northeast of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Pleasantville.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Moore County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Pleasantville.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the southwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Pleasantville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Pleasantville lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Pleasantville [Coshocton County].
      • Fairfield County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Fairfield County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Pleasantville.
    • Ontario
      • This Pleasantville lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Allegheny County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Pleasantville.
      • Bedford County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Bedford County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Pleasantville.
      • Berks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pleasantville [Berks County].
      • Venango County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Venango County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the northwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Pleasantville.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Hickman County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Pleasantville.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Pleasantville [Marion County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • This Pleasantville is located in Trempealeau County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasantville that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trempealeau County community of Pleasantville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasantville ...

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.

  • Cedarwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
    • Cedarwood is located in Harford County
  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Harford County
  • Coopstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
    • Coopstown is located in Harford County
  • Eagle View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle View
    • Eagle View is located in Harford County
  • Forest Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Forest Lake is located in Harford County
  • Foxwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
    • Foxwood is located in Harford County
  • Franklins Chance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklins Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Chance
    • Franklins Chance is located in Harford County
  • Frogtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
    • Frogtown is located in Harford County
  • Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
    • Furnace is located in Harford County
  • Greenfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
    • Greenfields is located in Harford County
  • Gunpowder Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunpowder Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
    • Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
  • Harvest Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
    • Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • High Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Harford County
    • Highfield Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Park
      • Highfield Park is located in Harford County
    • Hunting Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
      • Hunting Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Long Green Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Green Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
      • Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
    • Marywood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
      • Marywood is located in Harford County
    • Orchard Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lakes
      • Orchard Lakes is located in Harford County
    • Parliament Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parliament Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
      • Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Quiet Inheritance
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Inheritance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
      • Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
    • Ridgeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
      • Ridgeview is located in Harford County
    • Rock Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
      • Rock Spring is located in Harford County
    • Upper Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
      • Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
    • White House Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
      • White House Park is located in Harford County
    • Willows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
      • Willows is located in Harford County
    • Winters Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
      • Winters Run is located in Harford County

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

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

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Pleasantville to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 54 miles [86.9 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasantville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasantville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasantville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5457, Longitude: -76.4416       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasantville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Pleasantville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pleasantville 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Pleasantville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.493 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.089 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.207 degrees.









 

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