Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Old Burleson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Burleson and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Burleson

• 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 Old Burleson:
  • 34.410931, -88.036705
  • 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 Old Burleson

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Old Burleson is near Marion County and also Tishomingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo 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 Old Burleson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Burleson ...

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.

• Bounds Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
• Glasgow Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Glasgow Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Corner
• Golden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <1>
• Halltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Halltown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Jim Williams Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jim Williams Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Williams Ford
• Jordans Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordans Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Mill
• Pigeye
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pigeye is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeye
• Piney Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Bend is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bend
• Pleasant Site
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
• Pogo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pogo is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogo
• Red Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Red Bay is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <1>
• Seven Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Pines is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford

How Far From Old Burleson to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Burleson to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Burleson and extending to:

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Burleson to Russellville, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'