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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 Pheasant Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pheasant Run 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 Pheasant Run:
    • 41.932527, -88.368133
    • 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 Pheasant Run
  • 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
    • Since Pheasant Run is near DuPage County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Pheasant Run

Communities Also Named Pheasant Run ...

We found ten communities that are also named Pheasant Run.

Within Illinois, the name Pheasant Run is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pheasant Run that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Pheasant Run.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Pheasant Run [Allen County].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pheasant Run that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pheasant Run.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Prince George's County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east southeast of the Pheasant Run that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Pheasant Run.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Wicomico County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the east southeast of the Pheasant Run that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Pheasant Run.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Burlington County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pheasant Run that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Pheasant Run.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Wood County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east of the Pheasant Run that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Pheasant Run.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Berks County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the east of the Pheasant Run that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Pheasant Run.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Harris County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Pheasant Run.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pheasant Run that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pheasant Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pheasant Run ...

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.

  • Bonnie
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bonnie is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
    • Bonnie has also been known as:
    • Bonnie Valley
  • Burning Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Burning Tree is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deer Run is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Empire Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Empire Hills is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Hills
  • Fair Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Far View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Far View is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far View
  • Foxfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Foxfield is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Happy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Happy Hills is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
  • Hedgerow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hedgerow is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • High Point is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Homeward Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
  • Kings Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Mill is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Middlecreek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Middlecreek is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecreek
    • Rainbow Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rainbow Hills is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
    • Redgate Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
    • River Grange Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
    • Wildrose
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wildrose is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
    • Wildrose Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley

How Far From Pheasant Run 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 Pheasant Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pheasant Run to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pheasant Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pheasant Run could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>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 Pheasant Run 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 Pheasant Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9325, Longitude: -88.3681       In this case, the coordinates for Pheasant Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.925 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.897 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.916 degrees.