Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Garden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Garden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant Garden
- 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 Garden:
- 36.133999, -82.310689
- 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 Garden
- 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 Unicoi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
- Since Pleasant Garden is near Mitchell County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- eBird sighting report for Yancey 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
Communities Also Named Pleasant Garden ...
We found one communities that share the name Pleasant Garden.
Within Tennessee, the name Pleasant Garden is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Pleasant Garden in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Garden that is located in Unicoi County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Pleasant Garden.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Garden ...
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.
- Erwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
- Honeycutt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Huntdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lillydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Limestone Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Lost Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Love Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
- Love Station is located in Unicoi County
- Peppers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pigeonroost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Piney Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Carter County
- Plato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Relief
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Shadtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Upper Pigeonroost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pigeonroost
- Upper Pigeonroost is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Whispering Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Relief
How Far From Pleasant Garden 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 Garden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Garden and extending to:
- Erwin, which is the Seat of Unicoi County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Garden to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Garden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Garden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Garden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1340, Longitude: -82.3107 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Garden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.084 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.673 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.825 degrees. |