Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shade:
  • 36.751260, -77.646930
  • 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 Shade

• 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Since Pleasant Shade is near Brunswick County and also Emporia City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Emporia City

• 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 Shade

Communities Also Named Pleasant Shade ...

We found one communities that are also named Pleasant Shade.

Within Virginia, the name Pleasant Shade is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Pleasant Shade in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Smith County
    • This Pleasant Shade is located in Smith County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Shade that is located in Greensville County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Pleasant Shade.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Shade ...

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.

• Cowie Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
• Freeman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Freeman is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Greenwood Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Harris Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
• Kingsberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsberry is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsberry
• Lincoln Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Purdy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Purdy is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
• Radium
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Radium is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
• Walnut Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Shade and extending to:

• Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Shade to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'