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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pheasant Run
- 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:
- 40.299082, -75.866713
- 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.
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Pheasant Run is near Chester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pheasant Run ...
We found ten communities that share the name Pheasant Run.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pheasant Run is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pheasant Run that is located in Berks 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 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Berks 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 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Berks 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Berks 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 137 miles [220.5 km] to the south of the Pheasant Run that is located in Berks 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 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pheasant Run that is located in Berks 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 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Pheasant Run.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Pheasant Run is located in Harris County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Berks 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 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pheasant Run that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pheasant Run.
- Colorado
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.
- Fairway
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Farming Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farming Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming Ridge
- Farming Ridge is located in Berks County
- Flying Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Greenview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Heisters Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heisters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
- Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
- Hunters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Hunters Run is located in Berks County
- Lincolnwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
- Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
- Long Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Marywood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Mountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Berks County
- Neversink
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Pathfinder Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pathfinder Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
- Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
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- Ramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in Berks County
- Stonetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Wingspread
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingspread have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingspread
- Wingspread is located in Berks County
- Ramblewood
How Far From Pheasant Run 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 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:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Pheasant Run to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pheasant Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pheasant Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pheasant Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2991, Longitude: -75.8667 In this case, the coordinates for Pheasant Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.091 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.751 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.651 degrees. |