Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount:
  • 41.739806, -75.434348
  • 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 Mount

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

Communities Also Named Pleasant Mount ...

We found one communities that are also named Pleasant Mount.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Pleasant Mount is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Pleasant Mount in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Miller County
    • This Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Mount that is located in Wayne County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Pleasant Mount.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Mount ...

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.

• Birchtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Birchtown is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchtown
• Burnwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
• Cascade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cascade is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Cold Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cold Spring is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Elkdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkdale is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
• Forest City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <2>
• Forest City Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
• High Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • High Lake is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
• Orson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Orson is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orson <2>
• Smiley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Smiley is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley

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

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

• Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Mount to Honesdale, 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,300 miles [6,920.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'