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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant 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:
- 40.865501, -111.878826
- 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
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Pleasant is near Salt Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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
Communities Also Named Pleasant ...
We found eight communities that are also named Pleasant.
Within Utah, the name Pleasant is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Rio Grande County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Pleasant [Rio Grande County].
- Indiana
- Switzerland County
- This Pleasant is located in Switzerland County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<2> to the east of the Pleasant that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Pleasant.
- Kentucky
- Martin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Pleasant [Martin County].
- New Mexico
- Union County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant.
- North Carolina
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pleasant [Lincoln County].
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Pleasant [Richland County].
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pleasant [Claiborne County].
- Washington
- Klickitat County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Pleasant [Klickitat County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant ...
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.
- Bountiful
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bountiful is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
- Former names for Bountiful:
- Calls Settlement
- North Canyon Settlement
- North Canyon Ward
- North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
- Sessions Settlement
- Stoker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <4>
- Brown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Chalet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chalet is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet
- Colonial
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colonial is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial
- Cottonwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- Emerald Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emerald Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Feller Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Feller Drive is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feller Drive
- Gale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Harbor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harbor Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Hillside Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillside Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Oaks
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Hilltop Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hilltop Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Gardens
- Hogan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hogan Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Park
- Jenkins Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jenkins Orchard is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Orchard
- Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeview Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lynnhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynnhaven is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
- Maple Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Cove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cove
- Maple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Crest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Glen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Maple Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Meadowlane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowlane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Monarch Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Monarch Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Hills
- Mountain Aire
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain Aire is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Aire
- Mountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountains Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountains Meadows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountains Meadows
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Oak Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Way is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Way
- Oakleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakleaf is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakleaf
- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orchard Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Paradise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paradise Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paul is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Rainbow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rainbow Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Reed
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Shamrock Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shamrock Drive is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Drive
- Skyline Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Skyline Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Spring Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Meadow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Stanley Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stanley Circle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Circle
- Star Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Star Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Heights
- Summer Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summer Oak is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oak
- Sundown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sundown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sunny Slope
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunny Slope is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunset Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hollow
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Valerie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valerie is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valerie
- Valley Side
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Side is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
- Valley Side Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Side Circle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side Circle
- Vistaview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vistaview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vistaview
- Woods Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Pleasant to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,760 miles [12,488.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Pleasant could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8655, Longitude: -111.8788 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.924 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.495 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.753 degrees. |
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