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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 Pine Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Run and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pine Run:
- 40.330939, -75.145172
- 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 Pine 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Pine Run is near Montgomery County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Pine Run
Communities Also Named Pine Run ...
We found four communities that are also named Pine Run.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Pine Run.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Lycoming County
- This Pine Run is located in Lycoming County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Run that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Pine Run.
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Pine Run [McKean County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Pine Run is located in Mobile County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pine Run that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Pine Run.
- Michigan
- Genesee County
- This Pine Run is located in Genesee County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Run that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Pine Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine 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.
- Castle Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottageville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cross Keys
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Danboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Danboro is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danboro
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dyerstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dyerstown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerstown
- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edison is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Farm School
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farm School is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fountainville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fountainville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Furlong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanics Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Patriot Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
- Pools Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pools Corner is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Corner
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tradesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
How Far From Pine 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 Pine Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Run and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Run to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine 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 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 Pine 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pine 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 Pine Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3309, Longitude: -75.1452 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.266 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.325 degrees. |
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