Pheasants Nest, New South Wales facts for kids
Pheasants Nest is a small village in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire. It has a north bound and south bound roadhouse on the Hume Highway. At the 2006 census, Pheasants Nest had a population of 656 people.
Pheasants Nest was named after the Lyrebird, local to the Bargo area, which was mistakenly called a pheasant by early explorers.
Organisations
Pheasants Nest Rural Fire Brigade
The Pheasants Nest Rural Fire Brigade consists of a two bay tin station. Housed in the station is the brigade's Cat 1 Tanker, code name Pheasants Nest 1 and the brigade's Cat 9 vehicle, code name Pheasants Nest 9.
Coordinates: 34°15′21″S 150°38′08″E / 34.25597°S 150.63560°E
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