Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Exchange:
  • 35.766733, -88.279210
  • 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 Exchange

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Exchange ...

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.

• Bible Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
• Christian Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Christian Chapel is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Chapel
• Farmville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmville is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
• Five Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Hickory Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Forks is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forks
• Hydro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hydro is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
• Maple Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Poplar Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Timberlake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Timberlake is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Pleasant Exchange once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pleasant Exchange and extending to:

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Exchange to Lexington, 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'