Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lane:
  • 33.915963, -81.990395
  • 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 Lane

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Lane ...

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.

• Bethany ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Edgefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgefield <1>
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Friendship is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Fruit Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fruit Hill is located in Saluda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
• Good Hope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Hope is located in Saluda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Liberty Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lime Stone ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lime Stone is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Stone
• Limestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Limestone is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Limp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Limp is located in Saluda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
• Mayson Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mayson Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayson Crossroads
• Meeting Street
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
• Sand Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge

How Far From Pleasant Lane 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 Lane 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 Lane and extending to:

• Edgefield, which is the Seat of Edgefield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Lane to Edgefield, 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.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'