Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Ridge
- 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 Ridge:
- 39.927880, -78.109094
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pleasant Ridge
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Pleasant Ridge is near Bedford County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pleasant Ridge ...
We found 53 communities that share the name Pleasant Ridge.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pleasant Ridge is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 53 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 53 communities, 52 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Calhoun County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Cullman County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Cullman County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Franklin County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Franklin County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Greene County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Marion County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Marion County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Pike County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pike County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Benton County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Boone County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Carroll County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Pulaski County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Florida
- Walton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Walton County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pleasant Ridge [Fulton County].
- Madison County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Indiana
- Jasper County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Jay County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jay County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Atchison County].
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Crawford County].
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Leavenworth County].
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Pleasant Ridge [Daviess County].
- Lawrence County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Lawrence County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Ohio County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Ohio County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Louisiana
- La Salle Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Pleasant Ridge [La Salle Parish].
- Maine
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Pleasant Ridge [Somerset County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Oakland County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pleasant Ridge [Attala County].
- Itawamba County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pleasant Ridge [Itawamba County].
- Jones County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jones County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Union County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Barry County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Bates County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Pleasant Ridge [Bates County].
- Harrison County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Harrison County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Texas County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<2> 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 Pleasant Ridge.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pleasant Ridge [Gaston County].
- Pitt County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Wilkes County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Wilkes County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Union County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pleasant Ridge [Franklin County].
- Knox County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Putnam County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Putnam County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Texas
- Henderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pleasant Ridge [Henderson County].
- Leon County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Leon County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Panola County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Panola County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pleasant Ridge [Virginia Beach City].
- Wisconsin
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pleasant Ridge [Clark County].
- Iowa County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Ridge ...
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.
- Big Cove Tannery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cove Tannery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Breezy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Breezy Point is located in Fulton County
- Budds Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Budds Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Place
- Budds Place is located in Fulton County
- Crystal Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Emmaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Flickerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Flickerville is located in Fulton County
- Gapsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Fulton County
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needmore <5>
- Old Mountain House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mountain House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mountain House
- Old Mountain House is located in Fulton County
- Shortys Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortys Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortys Place
- Shortys Place is located in Fulton County
- Valley-Hi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pleasant Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Ridge and extending to:
- McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Ridge to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9279, Longitude: -78.1091 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Pleasant Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Ridge 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.464 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.251 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.778 degrees. |