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Discover Point Pleasant in United States

Point Pleasant in the region of Missouri is a town located in United States - some 705 mi or ( 1135 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Point Pleasant is now 11:38 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Paducah, Marion, Paragould, Marion, and Indianapolis. When in this area, you might want to check out Paducah . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Point Pleasant ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Reelfoot Lake, Lake County Land Auction

0:48 min by TencomTech
Views: 3152 Rating: 5.00

Www.harrisauctions.com - 116 Acres of Prime Development Land on Reelfoot Lake. To be auctioned on July 7th, 2009 at 6PM at Ellington Hall, Reelfoot Lake Visitors Center, Reelfoot Lake, TN across from ..

New Madrid Bend 011208

1:06 min by maxwellsdaemon7
Views: 2181 Rating: 4.67

On my way to Houston, I stopped by New Madrid (Missouri) to take a closer look at this section of the Mississippi River. It almost forms a closed loop as seen in maps. I learned later while googling t ..


Mississippi River Squall

0:23 min by DJCandiDout
Views: 1816 Rating: 5.00

We went to the river outside Tiptonville just to see the river. What we got was an incoming storm with tropical storm force winds! I'm narrating through the entire video, but you can't hear me. ..

Entering Arkansas SB I 55

0:58 min by Barbiepoledancer
Views: 71 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes

The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes /nuː ˈmædrɨd/ were an intense intraplate earthquake series beginning with an initial pair of very large earthquakes on December 16, 1811. These earthquakes remain the most powerful earthquakes to hit the eastern United States in recorded history. These events, as well as the seismic zone of their occurrence, were named for the Mississippi River town of New Madrid, then part of the Louisiana Territory, now within Missouri.

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Located at 36.40 -89.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1811 earthquakes, 1812 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Arkansas, Earthquakes in Illinois, Earthquakes in Kentucky, Earthquakes in Missouri, Earthquakes in Tennessee, History of the United States (1789–1849), Presidency of James Madison

Conran, Missouri

Conran is an unincorporated community in eastern New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. It is located about ten miles southwest of New Madrid on U.S. Route 61.

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Located at 36.48 -89.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Unincorporated communities in New Madrid County, Missouri

Marston, Missouri

Marston is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The population was 503 at the 2010 census.

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Located at 36.52 -89.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cities in New Madrid County, Missouri

Battle of Island Number Ten

The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862. The position, an island at the base of a tight double turn in the course of the river, was held by the Confederates from the early days of the war.

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Located at 36.46 -89.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1862 in Missouri, Battles of the Joint Operations Against New Madrid, Island No. 10, and Memphis of the American Civil War, Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War, Conflicts in 1862, Lake County, Tennessee, Missouri in the American Civil War, Naval battles of the American Civil War, New Madrid County, Missouri, Sieges of the American Civil War, Tennessee in the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War

Island Number Ten

Island Number Ten was a former island in the Mississippi River near Tiptonville, Tennessee and the site of a major eponymous battle in the American Civil War. In the mid-19th century the United States Government began to adopt a uniform numbering plan for islands in the Lower Mississippi River (that part of the river below its confluence with the Ohio River near Cairo, Illinois). This system assigned each major island a number, which increased in the downstream direction.

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Located at 36.45 -89.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Former islands of the United States, Geography of Lake County, Tennessee, Islands of Tennessee, Islands of the Mississippi River