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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant View Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 View Estates:
- 35.860624, -85.013011
- 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 View Estates
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Pleasant View Estates is near Bledsoe County and also Rhea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea 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 View Estates
Communities Also Named Pleasant View Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Pleasant View Estates.
Within Tennessee, the name Pleasant View Estates is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Pleasant View Estates is located in Washington County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant View Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pleasant View Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Pleasant View Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,491 miles [2,399.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant View Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pleasant View Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant View Estates ...
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.
- Big Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Fairyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairyland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairyland
- Foxfire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Grassy Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
- Hide-A-Way Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
- Highland View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland View is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Livesay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Livesay is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
- Meridian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Russell Shack Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Russell Shack Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Shack Ridge
- Volunteer Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
- Wild Plum
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wild Plum is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Plum
How Far From Pleasant View Estates to ...
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 include the distance from a community such as Pleasant View Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant View Estates and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant View Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant View Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 View Estates 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 View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8606, Longitude: -85.0130 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.701 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.491 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.015 degrees. |
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