Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Hills
- 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 Hills:
- 35.842638, -80.273384
- 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 Hills
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Pleasant Hills is near Davie County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davie County
- eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Pleasant Hills ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Pleasant Hills.
Within North Carolina, the name Pleasant Hills is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Stone 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 Arkansas community of Pleasant Hills [Stone County].
- California
- Contra Costa 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 California community of Pleasant Hills [Contra Costa County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Georgia
- Oconee County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Paulding County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Pleasant Hills [Cook County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Pleasant Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Pleasant Hills.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Nova Scotia
- This Pleasant Hills lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the north of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Dauphin County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the north northeast of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Pleasant Hills.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the south of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the west of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Maury County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Maury County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the west of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Hills ...
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.
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Currytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Eastern Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Eastern Heights is located in Davidson County
- Green Needles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Needles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Needles
- Green Needles is located in Davidson County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Holly Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jakesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakesville
- Jakesville is located in Davidson County
- Kentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Davidson County
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Random Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Random Woods is located in Davidson County
- Reeds Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossroads
- Reeds Crossroads is located in Davidson County
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- Rolling Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Park
- Rolling Park is located in Davidson County
- Royal Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Park
- Royal Park is located in Davidson County
- Sandy Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Grove
- Sandy Grove is located in Davidson County
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Davidson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <4>
- Rolling Park
How Far From Pleasant Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Hills and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 Hills 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8426, Longitude: -80.2734 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Hills 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hills 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 309.89 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.262 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.093 degrees. |