Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pluma:
  • 44.358596, -103.738253
  • 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 Pluma

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Pluma is near Meade County and also Pennington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meade County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pennington 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 Pluma

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pluma ...

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.

• Blacktail
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blacktail is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
• Carterville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Carterville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Carthage ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
• Deadwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <1>
• Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Flatiron ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatiron is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
• Gayville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gayville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
• Lead
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lead is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <1>
• Terry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Terry is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
• Virginia ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia

How Far From Pluma 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 Pluma to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Deadwood, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pluma to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'