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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 Dale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Dale 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 Dale:
    • 40.792190, -96.932803
    • 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 Dale
  • 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 Dale ...

We found six communities that share the name Pleasant Dale.

Within Nebraska, the name Pleasant Dale is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pleasant Dale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Dale that is located in Seward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pleasant Dale.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Pleasant Dale [Cook County].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Pleasant Dale is located in Carroll County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Dale that is located in Seward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pleasant Dale.
    • Ohio
      • Hardin County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hardin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Pleasant Dale.
      • Wyandot County
      • This community is historic and although located in Wyandot County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Pleasant Dale.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • This Pleasant Dale is located in Lancaster County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Dale that is located in Seward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Pleasant Dale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Dale ...

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.

  • Crete
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Emerald
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
    • Emerald is located in Lancaster County
  • Gaslight Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
  • Grover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Seward County
  • Huskerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskerville
    • Huskerville is located in Lancaster County
  • Malcolm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverside Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverside Park is located in Seward County
  • Ruby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Seward County
  • Woodlawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
  • Yankee Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
    • Yankee Hill is located in Lancaster County

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

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

  • Seward, which is the Seat of Seward County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Dale to Seward, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Seward County: www.connectseward.org/cgov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Dale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7922, Longitude: -96.9328    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Dale 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Dale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Pleasant Dale 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 320.763 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.45 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.533 degrees.









 

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