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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 Pleasantdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasantdale 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 Pleasantdale:
    • 40.810378, -74.260425
    • 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 Pleasantdale
  • 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 Pleasantdale ...

We found eight communities that share the name Pleasantdale.

Within New Jersey, the name Pleasantdale is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, 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 ...
    • Kansas
      • Rush County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Rush County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Pleasantdale.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pleasantdale that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Pleasantdale.
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pleasantdale that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Pleasantdale.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,445 miles [3,934.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Pleasantdale.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Pleasantdale lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Essex County.
    • West Virginia
      • Hampshire County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Hampshire County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Pleasantdale.
      • Preston County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Preston County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Pleasantdale.
    • Wyoming
      • Campbell County
      • This Pleasantdale is located in Campbell County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pleasantdale that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Pleasantdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasantdale ...

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.

  • Ampere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ampere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampere
    • Ampere is located in Essex County
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Essex County
  • Great Notch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
    • Great Notch is located in Passaic County
  • Little Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
    • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Essex County
  • Meadow Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
    • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
  • Nutley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
    • Nutley is located in Essex County
  • Orange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Essex County
  • Roseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Essex County
  • Short Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
    • Short Hills is located in Essex County
  • Two Bridges
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges
    • Two Bridges is located in Essex County
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Wyoming is located in Essex County

How Far From Pleasantdale 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 Pleasantdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Newark, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Pleasantdale to Trenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,700 miles [9,173.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,284 miles [6,894.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pleasantdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasantdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasantdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8104, Longitude: -74.2604       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasantdale 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Pleasantdale 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 306.084 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.693 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.731 degrees.









 

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