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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 Pleasant Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant 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 Pleasant Run:
- 40.347974, -75.542042
- 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 Pleasant 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Pleasant Run is near Berks County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Pleasant Run
Communities Also Named Pleasant Run ...
We found nine communities that are also named Pleasant Run.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Pleasant Run is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pleasant Run [Cook County].
- Kansas
- Pottawatomie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Run [Pottawatomie County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Baltimore County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Pleasant Run.
- Montgomery County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pleasant Run.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Pleasant Run [Burlington County].
- Hunterdon County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Pleasant Run.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<2> to the west of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pleasant Run.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Dallas County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Pleasant Run.
- West Virginia
- Tucker County
- This Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Run that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Pleasant Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant 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.
- Anise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Churchville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Congo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frederick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frederick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Fruitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gilbertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillegass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillegass is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillegass
- Indian Springs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Layfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Layfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Obelisk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Palm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schultzville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
How Far From Pleasant 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 Pleasant Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Run and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pleasant Run to Norristown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pleasant 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3480, Longitude: -75.5420 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.49 degrees. |
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