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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:
    • 48.361572, -99.802895
    • 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.

Within North Dakota, the name Pleasant Lake is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, 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 ...
    • Indiana
      • Steuben County
      • This Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Benson 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.<2> 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 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Benson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Pleasant Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • 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 Michigan community of Pleasant Lake [Hillsdale County].
      • Jackson County
      • This Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Benson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pleasant Lake.
      • Washtenaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pleasant Lake [Washtenaw County].
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Benson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Pleasant Lake.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Pleasant Lake lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Lake that is located in Benson 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.

  • Agate
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Comstock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Benson County
  • Overly
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
    • Overly is located in Bottineau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Rugby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Shell Valley
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Valley
    • Shell Valley is located in Rolette County
  • Towner
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Willow City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
    • Willow City is located in Bottineau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <3>

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:

  • Minnewaukan, which is the Seat of Benson County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Lake to Minnewaukan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 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 State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 48.3616, Longitude: -99.8029       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Lake 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 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.
<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 323.079 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.034 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.533 degrees.




 

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