Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vale:
  • 39.165384, -79.632005
  • 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 Vale

• 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 Tucker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker County
  • Since Pleasant Vale is near Preston County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Vale

Communities Also Named Pleasant Vale ...

We found two communities that are also named Pleasant Vale.

Within West Virginia, the name Pleasant Vale is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Pleasant Vale lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Vale that is located in Tucker County.
  • Tennessee
    • Greene County
    • This Pleasant Vale is located in Greene County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Vale that is located in Tucker County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pleasant Vale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant Vale ...

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.

• Clover Run ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover Run is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
• Holly Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Meadows is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
• Lead Mine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
• Lime Rock ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lime Rock is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Location
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Location is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Location
• Parsons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsons is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <2>
• Pierce
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pierce is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
• Sell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sell is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell

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

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

• Parsons, which is the Seat of Tucker County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Vale to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'