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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 Pleasant Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Hills 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 Pleasant Hills:
- 40.319533, -76.807194
- 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 Hills
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Pleasant Hills is near Cumberland County and also Perry 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 Perry 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Pleasant Hills ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Pleasant Hills.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Pleasant Hills.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Stone 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 Arkansas community of Pleasant Hills [Stone County].
- California
- Contra Costa 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 California community of Pleasant Hills [Contra Costa County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Georgia
- Oconee County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Paulding County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Pleasant Hills [Cook County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Pleasant Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Pleasant Hills.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Pleasant Hills.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Nova Scotia
- This Pleasant Hills lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pleasant Hills.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Maury County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Maury County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Pleasant Hills.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Hills that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Pleasant Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Hills ...
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.
- Chartwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
- Fox Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Haven Croft
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
- Hillymeade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
- Kent Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lakeview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Locust Lane Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Poplar Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Progress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rustic Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
How Far From Pleasant Hills 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 Pleasant Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Hills and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Hills to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hills) 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 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 Pleasant Hills 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> | 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 Pleasant Hills 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 Pleasant Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3195, Longitude: -76.8072 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.653 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.391 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.053 degrees. |
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