Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hope:
  • 37.461383, -93.273338
  • 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 Hope

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Hope ...

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.

• Ebenezer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Fair Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <1>
• Fruitland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitland is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Goodnight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Goodnight is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
  • Goodnight has also been known as:
  • Goodnight village
• Heady
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Heady is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heady
• Hickory Barren
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Barren
• Olive
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Olive is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Redtop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Redtop is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
• Rock Prairie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Prairie is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie
• Sacville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunset is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Tin Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tin Town is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town

How Far From Pleasant Hope 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 city such as Pleasant Hope 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 Hope and extending to:

• Bolivar, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Hope to Bolivar, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'