Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Burton Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burton Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Burton Mill
- 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 Burton Mill:
- 33.174019, -93.635177
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Burton Mill
- 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Since Burton Mill is near Columbia County and also Bossier Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Burton Mill ...
We found two communities that share the name Burton Mill.
Within Arkansas, the name Burton Mill is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Burton Mill [Kern County].
- Tennessee
- Loudon County
- This Burton Mill is located in Loudon County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Burton Mill that is located in Lafayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Burton Mill.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burton Mill ...
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.
- Carterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
- Experiment
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Experiment have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Experiment is located in Columbia County
- Forest Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Columbia County
- Gin City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Grants
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
- Rocky Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Rocky Mound is located in Miller County
- Spring Bank ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Spring Bank is located in Miller County
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Burton Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burton Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burton Mill and extending to:
- Lewisville, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burton Mill to Lewisville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burton Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Burton Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burton Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burton Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1740, Longitude: -93.6352 In this case, the coordinates for Burton Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Burton Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.909 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.157 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.213 degrees. |