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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 Pleasanton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton:
    • 40.968460, -99.087199
    • 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
  • 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 Nebraska, the name Pleasanton is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, 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 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasanton that is located in Buffalo 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 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasanton that is located in Buffalo 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 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasanton that is located in Buffalo 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 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasanton that is located in Buffalo 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].
    • Michigan
      • Manistee County
      • This Pleasanton is located in Manistee County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasanton that is located in Buffalo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Pleasanton.
    • New Mexico
      • Catron County
      • This Pleasanton is located in Catron County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasanton that is located in Buffalo 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 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasanton that is located in Buffalo 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 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the south of the Pleasanton that is located in Buffalo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atascosa County community of Pleasanton.

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.

  • Alfalfa Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
    • Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
  • Cairo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Elm Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
    • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <4>
  • Hazard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Howard City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
    • Howard City is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Mason City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
    • Mason City is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
  • Rockville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
  • Valley City ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
    • Valley City is located in Kearney County

How Far From Pleasanton 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 village 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:

  • Kearney, which is the Seat of Buffalo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasanton to Kearney, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east (E). 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 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 Buffalo County: www.buffalogov.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 40.9685, Longitude: -99.0872    
<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 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>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 Pleasanton 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 322.307 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.258 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.631 degrees.




 

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