Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cove Village:
  • 37.535411, -75.932434
  • 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 Cove Village

• 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Pleasant Cove Village is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Cove Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Cove Village ...

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.

• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clearview is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Franktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Franktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franktown <1>
• Hare Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hare Valley is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
• Hideaway Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hideaway Cove is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Cove
• Jamesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Old Neck Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old Neck Landing is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Neck Landing
• Peaceful Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peaceful Beach is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Beach
• Peaceful Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peaceful Shores is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Shores
• Shields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shields is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Silver Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Beach is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach

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

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

• Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Cove Village to Eastville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west (W). 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'