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Pleasant Valley in the region of Oregon is a town in United States - some 2,107 mi or ( 3390 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Pleasant Valley is now 02:40 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Los Angeles " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Boise, Caldwell, Emmett, Payette, and Missoula. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Boise . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Pleasant Valley ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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UP844 East - MP357 - Huntington Sub, OR
After a day of ups and downs, climbing the Blue Mountains, then down into La Grande, up to Telocaset, down into Baker City, up Encina Hill...the UP844 is now on the long stretch of downgrade to Huntin ..
UP844 West - MP353.75 - Huntington Sub, OR
Rolling through the tiny hamlet of Pleasant Valley, OR, UP844 (and chase contingent on old US30) works up Encina Hill at 12:28 on 09/12/2010. Only a few more miles and then it will be a downhill glide ..
UP844 East - Quartz, OR
After brief glimpses of sun around La Grande, all hope of a nice day has escaped, and the weather is blustery and cold as I hunker down just east of Quartz, OR on the east side (geographically south) ..
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Pleasant Valley, Baker County, Oregon
Pleasant Valley is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 13 miles southeast of Baker City on U.S. Route 30, slightly bypassed by Interstate 84. Pleasant Valley was a way station on the Place Toll Road in 1865, and later a freight station on the railroad in 1884. Early Oregon Trail settlers farmed in the area. Pleasant Valley post office was established in 1868 and only operated for two months.
Located at 44.67 -117.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Baker County, Oregon
Baker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. It is named for Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the Civil War in Virginia in 1861. It was split from the eastern part of Wasco County. Union County and Malheur County were set off from Baker County in 1864 and 1887 respectively. In 2010, its population was 16,134. The largest city and seat is Baker City.
Located at 44.71 -117.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
KOBK
KOBK (88.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Baker City, Oregon. The station is owned by Oregon Public Broadcasting, and airs OPBs news and talk programming, consisting of syndicated programming from NPR, APM and PRI, as well as locally-produced offerings. Main article: Oregon Public Broadcasting
Located at 44.60 -117.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Baker Air Force Station
Baker Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 13.4 miles south of Baker, Oregon. It was closed in 1968. Baker Air Force Station was initially part of Phase II of the Air Defense Command Mobile Radar program. The Air Force approved this expansion of the Mobile Radar program on October 23, 1952. Radars in this network were designated “SM. ”
Located at 44.59 -117.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Durkee, Oregon
Durkee is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 97905. Durkee lies at the Vandercar Road exit of Interstate 84. Durkee was originally a stage stop called Express, and by the 1860s it was the only transfer point between Umatilla and Boise. It prospered as a water stop and telegraph station for the railroad, and even later as a stop on Highway 30, the only paved road in the area.
Located at 44.58 -117.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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