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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Pleasant View.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant View and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 34.933728, -82.687911<1>
- 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
- 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Pleasant View is near Greenville County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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
Communities Also Named Pleasant View ...
We found 59 communities that are also named Pleasant View.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Pleasant View.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of 57 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 57 communities, 57 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Florence 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 South Carolina community of Pleasant View [Florence County].
- Horry County
- This Pleasant View is located in Horry County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Pleasant View.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pleasant View, Cullman County
- This Pleasant View is located in Cullman County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<3> to the west of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Pleasant View.
- Arkansas
- Pleasant View, Franklin County
- This Pleasant View is located in Franklin County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<3> to the west of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Pulaski County
- This Pleasant View is located in Pulaski County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km] to the west of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pleasant View.
- California
- Pleasant View, Tulare County
- This Pleasant View is located in Tulare County and lies 2,013 miles [3,239.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Pleasant View.
- Colorado
- Pleasant View, Jefferson County
- This Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Montezuma County
- This Pleasant View is located in Montezuma County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montezuma County community of Pleasant View.
- Georgia
- Pleasant View, Hall County
- This Pleasant View is located in Hall County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Pleasant View.
- Idaho
- Pleasant View, Kootenai County
- This Pleasant View is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Pleasant View.
- Illinois
- Pleasant View, Schuyler County
- This Pleasant View is located in Schuyler County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Pleasant View.
- Indiana
- Pleasant View, Hamilton County
- This Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Shelby County
- This Pleasant View is located in Shelby County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the north northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Wabash County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<4> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Pleasant View [Wabash County].
- Iowa
- Pleasant View, Davis 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 Iowa community of Pleasant View [Davis County].
- Kansas
- Pleasant View, Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<4> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant View [Cherokee County].
- Pleasant View, Johnson 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 View [Johnson County].
- Kentucky
- Pleasant View, Whitley County
- This Pleasant View is located in Whitley County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Pleasant View.
- Maryland
- Pleasant View, Cecil County
- This Pleasant View is located in Cecil County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Frederick County
- This Pleasant View is located in Frederick County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Howard County
- This Pleasant View is located in Howard County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Pleasant View.
- Massachusetts
- Pleasant View, Bristol County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<4> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Pleasant View [Bristol County].
- Michigan
- Pleasant View, Berrien County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<4> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pleasant View [Berrien County].
- Pleasant View, Emmet County
- This Pleasant View is located in Emmet County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<3> to the north of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Pleasant View.
- Missouri
- Pleasant View, Cedar County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cedar County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Ray County
- Although located in Ray County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Pleasant View.
- Montana
- Pleasant View, Dawson County
- This Pleasant View is located in Dawson County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Pleasant View.
- New York
- Pleasant View, Onondaga County
- This Pleasant View is located in Onondaga County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Pleasant View.
- North Carolina
- Pleasant View, Tyrrell County
- This Pleasant View is located in Tyrrell County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyrrell County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Wayne County
- This Pleasant View is located in Wayne County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pleasant View.
- Ohio
- Pleasant View, Fayette County
- This Pleasant View is located in Fayette County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<3> to the north of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Greene County
- This Pleasant View is located in Greene County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the north of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Stark County
- This Pleasant View is located in Stark County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the north of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Pleasant View.
- Ontario
- This Pleasant View lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- Pennsylvania
- Pleasant View, Armstrong County
- This Pleasant View is located in Armstrong County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Centre County
- This Pleasant View is located in Centre County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the north northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Dauphin County
- This Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Franklin County
- This Pleasant View is located in Franklin County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Juniata County
- This Pleasant View is located in Juniata County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, York County
- This Pleasant View is located in York County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km] to the northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Pleasant View.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Pleasant View lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- Rhode Island
- Pleasant View, Providence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<4> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Pleasant View [Providence County].
- Tennessee
- Pleasant View, Cannon County
- This Pleasant View is located in Cannon County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Cheatham County
- This Pleasant View is located in Cheatham County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Greene County
- This Pleasant View is located in Greene County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Hamblen County
- This Pleasant View is located in Hamblen County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Loudon County
- This Pleasant View is located in Loudon County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Putnam County
- This Pleasant View is located in Putnam County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Rutherford County
- This Pleasant View is located in Rutherford County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Pleasant View.
- Utah
- Pleasant View, Davis County
- This Pleasant View is located in Davis County and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Utah County
- This Pleasant View is located in Utah County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Weber County
- This Pleasant View is located in Weber County and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Pleasant View.
- Virginia
- Pleasant View, Amherst County
- This Pleasant View is located in Amherst County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Pleasant View.
- Washington
- Pleasant View, Walla Walla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<4> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Pleasant View [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
- Pleasant View, Jackson County
- This Pleasant View is located in Jackson County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<3> to the north of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Lincoln County
- This Pleasant View is located in Lincoln County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the north of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Marion County
- This Pleasant View is located in Marion County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the north northeast of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pleasant View.
- Pleasant View, Wood County
- This Pleasant View is located in Wood County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the north of the Pleasant View that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Pleasant View.
- Wisconsin
- Pleasant View, Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<4> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pleasant View [Jackson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant View ...
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.
- Cedar Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rock is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Crow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Dacusville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dacusville is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Holly Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Hill is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Knob ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knob was located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Liberia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberia is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberia
- Pickens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prices Store ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Store was located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
- Pumpkintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pumpkintown is also located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Pleasant View 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 included the distance from a community such as Pleasant View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant View and extending to:
- Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant View to Columbia, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Pleasant View:
Decimal: 34.93372, -82.687911
DDMMSS: 34° 56' 1", -82° 41' 16" |
| <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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 View 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. |
| <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 View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9337, Longitude: -82.6879 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.292 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.739 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.313 degrees. |
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