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we pass this GPS location for Pleasant Plains:
40.523994, -74.215700
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We found twelve communities that share the name Pleasant Plains.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Pleasant Plains.
Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In New York ...
Dutchess County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Pleasant Plains.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Henry 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 Alabama community of Pleasant Plains [Henry County].
Houston County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Houston County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Pleasant Plains.
Arkansas
Independence County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Pleasant Plains.
Illinois
Sangamon County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Pleasant Plains.
Kansas
Republic 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 Kansas community of Pleasant Plains [Republic County].
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Pleasant Plains.
New Jersey
Middlesex County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Middlesex County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Pleasant Plains.
Morris County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Pleasant Plains.
Ocean County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Ocean County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Pleasant Plains.
North Carolina
Columbus County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Columbus County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Pleasant Plains.
Hertford County
This Pleasant Plains is located in Hertford County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the south southwest of the Pleasant Plains that is located in Richmond County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Pleasant Plains.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Plains ...
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.
Barber (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Kills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Pleasant Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Plains and extending to:
Saint George, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Plains to Saint George, 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.
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 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 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,292 miles [6,907.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5240, Longitude: -74.2157 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Plains 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 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 Plains 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>
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 Pleasant Plains 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 306.087 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.651 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.839 degrees.