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40.922876, -74.657661
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We found 28 communities that share the name Point Pleasant.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Point Pleasant.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In New Jersey ...
Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Point Pleasant [Ocean County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Sacramento County
This Point Pleasant is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,465 miles [3,967 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Point Pleasant.
Florida
Marion County
This Point Pleasant is located in Marion County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Point Pleasant.
Illinois
Jasper County
This Point Pleasant is located in Jasper County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<2> to the west of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Point Pleasant.
Iowa
Hardin 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 Iowa community of Point Pleasant [Hardin County].
Kentucky
Ohio County
This Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Point Pleasant.
Louisiana
Claiborne Parish
This Point Pleasant is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Point Pleasant.
Morehouse Parish
This Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km] to the west southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Point Pleasant.
Plaquemines Parish
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Point Pleasant [Plaquemines Parish].
Tensas Parish
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 Louisiana community of Point Pleasant [Tensas Parish].
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Point Pleasant is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Point Pleasant.
Massachusetts
Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Point Pleasant [Worcester County].
Missouri
New Madrid County
This Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Point Pleasant.
New York
Chautauqua County
This Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Point Pleasant.
Monroe 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 New York community of Point Pleasant [Monroe County].
Ohio
Clermont County
This Point Pleasant is located in Clermont County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Point Pleasant.
Gallia 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 Ohio community of Point Pleasant [Gallia County].
Guernsey 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 Ohio community of Point Pleasant [Guernsey County].
Hocking County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Point Pleasant [Hocking County].
Paulding County
This community is historic and although located in Paulding County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Point Pleasant.
Ontario
This Point Pleasant lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
Pennsylvania
Bucks County
This Point Pleasant is located in Bucks County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Point Pleasant.
Prince Edward Island
This Point Pleasant lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
South Carolina
Charleston County
This Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Point Pleasant.
Tennessee
Cocke County
This Point Pleasant is located in Cocke County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Point Pleasant.
Decatur County
This Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the west southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Point Pleasant.
Virginia
Bland County
This Point Pleasant is located in Bland County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bland County community of Point Pleasant.
West Virginia
Mason County
This Point Pleasant is located in Mason County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Point Pleasant that is located in Sussex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Point Pleasant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Pleasant ...
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.
Cranberry Lake (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as Point Pleasant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point Pleasant and extending to:
Newton, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Point Pleasant to Newton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,297 miles [6,915.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 Point Pleasant 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Point Pleasant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Pleasant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9229, Longitude: -74.6577 In this case, the coordinates for Point Pleasant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Point Pleasant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Point Pleasant 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 306.309 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.966 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.855 degrees.