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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 Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Lake 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 Lake:
    • 42.380036, -84.349130
    • 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 Lake
  • 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 Lake ...

We found eight communities that share the name Pleasant Lake.

There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Pleasant Lake.

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

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Hillsdale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pleasant Lake [Hillsdale County].
    • Washtenaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pleasant Lake [Washtenaw County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Steuben County
      • This Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Pleasant Lake.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Pleasant Lake [Washington County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<2> to the east of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Pleasant Lake.
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Pleasant Lake.
    • North Dakota
      • Benson County
      • This Pleasant Lake is located in Benson County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benson County community of Pleasant Lake.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Pleasant Lake lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Jackson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Lake ...

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.

  • Dansville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Eden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Ingham County
  • Fishville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
    • Fishville is located in Jackson County
  • Grass Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
    • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <3>
  • Gregory
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <3>
  • Leslie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <3>
  • Mason
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
  • Michigan Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Center
    • Michigan Center is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan Center <3>
  • Roots
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roots have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
    • Roots is located in Jackson County
  • Sandstone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sandstone is located in Jackson County

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Lake to Jackson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lake 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.
<2>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- Pleasant Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3800, Longitude: -84.3491       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pleasant Lake 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 312.267 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.937 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.795 degrees.




 

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