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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Point 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 Point:
    • 44.957301, -67.042202
    • 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 Point
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Point ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Pleasant Point.

There is one other community in Maine which is also named Pleasant Point.

Beyond Maine, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Knox County
      • This Pleasant Point is located in Knox County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Pleasant Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln 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 Kentucky community of Pleasant Point [Lincoln County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Pleasant Point lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
    • New York
      • Oswego 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 York community of Pleasant Point [Oswego County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Pleasant Point lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
    • Ontario
      • This Pleasant Point lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Pleasant Point is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Pleasant Point.
    • Tennessee
      • Claiborne 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 Tennessee community of Pleasant Point [Claiborne County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Pleasant Point.
    • Texas
      • Johnson County
      • This Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Pleasant Point.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Pleasant Point is located in Norfolk City and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Pleasant Point.
      • Surry County
      • This Pleasant Point is located in Surry County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Pleasant Point.
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Lake County
      • This Pleasant Point is located in Green Lake County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Point that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Pleasant Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Point ...

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.

  • Chocolate Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocolate Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Cove
  • Dennysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
    • Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <5>
  • Fairhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhaven <5>
  • Indian Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Island
  • Leonardville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
  • Lords Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Cove
  • Lower Dennysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
    • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Otter Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Cove
  • Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Split Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Hill
    • Split Hill is located in Washington County
  • Welshpool
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Point to Machias, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,825 miles [6,155.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9573, Longitude: -67.0422       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Point 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Point 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.065 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.765 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.239 degrees.




 

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