Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasanton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasanton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasanton
- 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 Pleasanton:
- 44.473612, -86.120921
- 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 Pleasanton
- 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 Manistee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Manistee County
- Since Pleasanton is near Benzie County and also Wexford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benzie County
- eBird sighting report for Wexford 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 Pleasanton ...
We found nine communities that share the name Pleasanton.
Within Michigan, the name Pleasanton is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Pleasanton is located in Alameda County and lies 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasanton that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Pleasanton.
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- This Pleasanton is located in Fremont County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasanton that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Pleasanton.
- Iowa
- Decatur County
- This Pleasanton is located in Decatur County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasanton that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Pleasanton.
- Kansas
- Linn County
- This Pleasanton is located in Linn County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasanton that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Pleasanton.
- Louisiana
- Webster Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Pleasanton [Webster Parish].
- Nebraska
- Buffalo County
- This Pleasanton is located in Buffalo County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasanton that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Pleasanton.
- New Mexico
- Catron County
- This Pleasanton is located in Catron County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasanton that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catron County community of Pleasanton.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Pleasanton is located in Athens County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pleasanton that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Pleasanton.
- Texas
- Atascosa County
- This Pleasanton is located in Atascosa County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasanton that is located in Manistee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atascosa County community of Pleasanton.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasanton ...
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.
- Bear Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
- Bear Lake is located in Manistee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <3>
- Chief Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
- Henry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Honor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
- Honor is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <3>
- Malcolm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Newland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Pilgrim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Red Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasanton and extending to:
- Manistee, which is the Seat of Manistee County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasanton to Manistee, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasanton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasanton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasanton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4736, Longitude: -86.1209 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton 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> | 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Pleasanton 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 313.367 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.492 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.986 degrees. |