Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pond:
  • 45.256720, -69.941728
  • 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 Pond

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Pleasant Pond is near Piscataquis County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Pond ...

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.

• Deadwater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Deadwater is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwater
• Greenville Junction
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <1>
• Happy Corner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Happy Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
• Huff Corner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Huff Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Corner
• Kingsbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• Lower Shirley Corner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
• Moody Corner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Moody Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
• Moscow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Moscow is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
• Parrot
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Parrot is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot
• Troutdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutdale is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale

How Far From Pleasant Pond 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 Pond 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 Pond and extending to:

• Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Pond to Skowhegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,940 miles [6,340.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'