Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vally Development:
  • 45.518866, -98.579819
  • 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 Vally Development

• 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Since Pleasant Vally Development is near Edmunds County and also McPherson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Edmunds County
  • eBird sighting report for McPherson 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 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.

• Bath
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
• Craven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
  • Craven is located in Edmunds County
• Craven Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
  • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
• Frederick
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
• James
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • James is located in Brown County
• Randolph
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Brown County
• Rudolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
  • Rudolph is located in Brown County

How Far From Pleasant Vally Development 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 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:

• Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 116 miles [186.7 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>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Vally Development. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brown County: www.brown.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/