Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant View Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant View Heights
- 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 View Heights:
- 40.090628, -80.081722
- 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 View Heights
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Pleasant View Heights is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant View Heights ...
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.
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Washington County
- Eighty Four
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Four
- Eighty Four is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eighty Four <2>
- Farquhar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Little Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Little Summit is located in Washington County
- Lone Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Long Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Sandy Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Sandy Plains is located in Washington County
- Scenery Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill
- Scenery Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scenery Hill <2>
- Ten Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pleasant View Heights 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 View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pleasant View Heights and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant View Heights to Washington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant View Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 View Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0906, Longitude: -80.0817 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant View Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pleasant View Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.629 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.59 degrees. |