Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pleasant Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Bend and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Bend

• 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 Pleasant Bend:
  • 41.180553, -84.189634
  • 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 Pleasant Bend

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Pleasant Bend is near Putnam County and also Defiance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Defiance 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 Pleasant Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Bend ...

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.

• Arthur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Arthur is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Continental
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <1>
• Cuba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cuba is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Elm Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Center is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
• Florida
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Florida is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Hartsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hartsburg
  • From Pleasant Bend to Hartsburg
• Hector
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hector is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• Independence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Rice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rice is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice

How Far From Pleasant Bend to ...

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 Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pleasant Bend and extending to:

• Napoleon, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Bend to Napoleon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'