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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 Mount Pleasant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Pleasant and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Pleasant:
    • 42.715019, -87.887578
    • 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 Mount 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 Racine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine County
    • Since Mount Pleasant is near Kenosha County and also Milwaukee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Milwaukee 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 Mount Pleasant

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant ...

We found two communities that are also named Mount Pleasant.

There is one other community in Wisconsin that is also named Mount Pleasant.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Mount Pleasant in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
    • Green County
      • This Mount Pleasant is located in Green County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Pleasant that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Mount Pleasant.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Mount Pleasant is located in Westchester County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Pleasant that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Mount Pleasant.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount 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.

  • Eagle Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Franksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Franksville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
  • Hickory Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Haven is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
  • Kansasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kansasville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
  • Kneeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kneeland is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
  • Oak Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
  • Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Raymond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymond is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Union Church
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
  • Union Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Union Grove is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
  • Wind Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wind Point is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people

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

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

  • Racine, which is the Seat of Racine County, lies just to the East.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Pleasant to Madison, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mount Pleasant) 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 Mount 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 Mount Pleasant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7150, Longitude: -87.8876       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.598 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.636 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.448 degrees.