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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Pleasant View Heights

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)
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Clover Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clover Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Eighty Four
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eighty Four is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Four
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eighty Four <1>
• Farquhar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Farquhar is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farquhar
• Jonestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonestown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Little Summit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Summit is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
• Lone Pine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lone Pine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Long Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Long Pine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Sandy Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Plains is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
• Scenery Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Scenery Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scenery Hill <1>
• Ten Mile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ten Mile is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pleasant View Heights and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant View Heights to Washington, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'