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Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Vally Development ...
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.
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 included the distance from a community such as Pleasant Vally Development 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 Vally Development and extending to:
Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Vally Development to Pierre, with an average speed<4>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 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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GPS Coordinates for Pleasant Vally Development: Decimal: 45.51886, -98.579819 DDMMSS: 45° 31' 7", -98° 34' 47"
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Vally Development) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Vally Development 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 Vally Development. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5189, Longitude: -98.5798 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Vally Development have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.134 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.611 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.47 degrees.