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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 Pleasantdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasantdale 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 Pleasantdale:
    • 43.633427, -70.268655
    • 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 Pleasantdale
  • 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 Pleasantdale ...

We found eight communities that share the name Pleasantdale.

Within Maine, the name Pleasantdale is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Rush County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Rush County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Pleasantdale.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Essex County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Pleasantdale.
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Pleasantdale.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,559 miles [4,118.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Pleasantdale.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Pleasantdale lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Cumberland County.
    • West Virginia
      • Hampshire County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Hampshire County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Pleasantdale.
      • Preston County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Preston County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Pleasantdale.
    • Wyoming
      • Campbell County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Campbell County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Pleasantdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasantdale ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Crocketts Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocketts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Corner
    • Crocketts Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Elizabeth Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Ferry Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jones Wharf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Wharf
    • Jones Wharf is located in Cumberland County
  • Knightville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
  • Libbytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libbytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libbytown
    • Libbytown is located in Cumberland County
  • Little Diamond Island Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
    • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Meeting House Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting House Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
    • Meeting House Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Mountainview Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Park
    • Mountainview Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Pond Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove
    • Pond Cove is located in Cumberland County
  • Sunset Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Sunset Park is located in Cumberland County

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

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

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Pleasantdale to Augusta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,422 miles [8,725.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,008 miles [6,450.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pleasantdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pleasantdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasantdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6334, Longitude: -70.2687       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasantdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pleasantdale 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 303.294 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.023 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.536 degrees.