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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 Plainview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plainview 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 Plainview:
    • 39.923021, -77.166327
    • 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 Plainview
  • 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Since Plainview is near Cumberland County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Plainview

Communities Also Named Plainview ...

We found 47 communities that are also named Plainview.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Plainview is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of 47 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cleburne County
      • This Plainview is located in Cleburne County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Plainview.
      • Dale County
      • This Plainview is located in Dale County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Plainview.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Plainview is located in DeKalb County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km] to the southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Plainview.
    • Arkansas
      • Arkansas County
      • This Plainview is located in Arkansas County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas County community of Plainview.
      • Logan County
      • This Plainview is located in Logan County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Plainview.
      • White County
      • This Plainview is located in White County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Plainview.
      • Yell County
      • This Plainview is located in Yell County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Plainview.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Plainview is located in Tulare County and lies 2,276 miles [3,662.9 km]<1> to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Plainview.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Plainview is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Plainview.
    • Georgia
      • Franklin County
      • This Plainview is located in Franklin County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Plainview.
      • Warren County
      • This Plainview is located in Warren County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Plainview.
      • Whitfield County
      • This Plainview is located in Whitfield County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Plainview.
    • Illinois
      • Macoupin County
      • This Plainview is located in Macoupin County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Plainview.
    • Iowa
      • Scott County
      • This Plainview is located in Scott County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Plainview.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson 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 Kentucky community of Plainview [Jefferson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Plainview is located in Livingston Parish and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Plainview.
      • Washington Parish
      • This Plainview is located in Washington Parish and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Plainview.
    • Minnesota
      • Wabasha County
      • This Plainview is located in Wabasha County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabasha County community of Plainview.
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Plainview is located in Rankin County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Plainview.
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Plainview is located in Clinton County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Plainview.
      • Macon County
      • This Plainview is located in Macon County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Plainview.
      • McDonald County
      • This Plainview is located in McDonald County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Plainview.
    • Nebraska
      • Pierce County
      • This Plainview is located in Pierce County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Plainview.
    • New Mexico
      • Lea County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lea County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Plainview.
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Plainview.
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Plainview is located in Nassau County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Plainview.
      • Queens 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 New York community of Plainview [Queens County].
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson 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 North Carolina community of Plainview [Robeson County].
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This Plainview is located in Monroe County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Plainview.
    • Oklahoma
      • Greer County
      • This Plainview is located in Greer County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greer County community of Plainview.
      • McCurtain County
      • This Plainview is located in McCurtain County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Plainview.
      • Woods County
      • This Plainview is located in Woods County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km] to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Plainview.
    • Oregon
      • Deschutes County
      • This Plainview is located in Deschutes County and lies 2,261 miles [3,638.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deschutes County community of Plainview.
      • Linn County
      • This Plainview is located in Linn County and lies 2,335 miles [3,757.8 km] to the west northwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Plainview.
      • Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Plainview [Multnomah County].
    • South Dakota
      • Meade County
      • This Plainview is located in Meade County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Plainview.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Plainview is located in Rutherford County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Plainview.
      • Union County
      • This Plainview is located in Union County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Plainview.
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This Plainview is located in Denton County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Plainview.
      • Hale County
      • This Plainview is located in Hale County and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km] to the west of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Plainview.
      • Haskell County
      • This Plainview is located in Haskell County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haskell County community of Plainview.
      • Houston County
      • This Plainview is located in Houston County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Plainview.
      • Jones County
      • This Plainview is located in Jones County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Plainview.
      • Nacogdoches County
      • This Plainview is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Plainview.
      • Sabine 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 Texas community of Plainview [Sabine County].
      • Wharton County
      • This Plainview is located in Wharton County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km] to the west southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Plainview.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Plainview is located in Roanoke County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Plainview that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Plainview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plainview ...

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.

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

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

  • Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Plainview to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Plainview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Plainview 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>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 Plainview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Plainview 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 Plainview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9230, Longitude: -77.1663    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.898 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.607 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.369 degrees.