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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 Burmah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burmah 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 Burmah:
- 33.131785, -87.129996
- 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 Burmah
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Burmah is near Tuscaloosa County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Burmah
Communities Also Named Burmah ...
We found two communities that are also named Burmah.
Within Alabama, the name Burmah is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Lincoln County
- This Burmah is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burmah that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Burmah.
- Oklahoma
- Dewey County
- This Burmah is located in Dewey County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burmah that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Burmah.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burmah ...
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.
- Bibbville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Flat Top
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Green Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Italian Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Masena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Masena is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masena
- Piper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piper is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Primitive Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge
- Red Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Eagle is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eagle
- Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill
How Far From Burmah 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 Burmah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Burmah once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Burmah and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Burmah to Centreville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Burmah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burmah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Burmah 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 Burmah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1318, Longitude: -87.1300 In this case, the coordinates for Burmah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.433 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.509 degrees. |
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