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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:
    • 39.993168, -74.963502
    • 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Since Pheasant Run is near Camden County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 New Jersey, the name Pheasant Run is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, 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 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the west of the Pheasant Run that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Pheasant Run.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Kane County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane 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 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Burlington 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Burlington 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Pheasant Run.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Pheasant Run is located in Wood County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Burlington 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 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Burlington 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 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Burlington 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 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Burlington 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.

  • Cherry Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cinnaminson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
  • Fellowship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fellowship is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Fork Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fork Landing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Landing
  • Iron Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Rock is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
  • Ivywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ivywood is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Jordantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordantown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
  • Maple Shade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Martins Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Martins Beach is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Pennypacker Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
  • Ramblewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Riverside Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Riverside Park is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Sharper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharper is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
    • Skin Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Skin Corner is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
    • Texas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Texas is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Twin Hill Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
    • Union Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Landing is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing

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:

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pheasant Run to Mount Holly, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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: 39.9932, Longitude: -74.9635       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 306.581 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.391 degrees.