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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 Pleasantside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasantside and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pleasantside:
- 41.277594, -73.895971
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pleasantside
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Westchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Since Pleasantside is near Rockland County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pleasantside
Communities Also Named Pleasantside ...
We found one communities that are also named Pleasantside.
Within New York, the name Pleasantside is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Pleasantside in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Pleasantside lies 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasantside that is located in Westchester County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasantside ...
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.
- Chimney Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chimney Corners is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corners
- Continental Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Furnace Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Furnace Woods is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Woods
- Gallows Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gallows Hill is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
- Huntersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Jones Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- King's Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King's Ferry is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Ferry
- Lake Mohegan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Lake Peekskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peekskill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roe Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roe Park is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Park
- Toddville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Toddville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
How Far From Pleasantside to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pleasantside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasantside and extending to:
- White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasantside to White Plains, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasantside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pleasantside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasantside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2776, Longitude: -73.8960 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasantside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.815 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.36 degrees. |
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