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Communities Also Named Burton ...

We found 33 communities that share the name Burton.

Within British Columbia, the name Burton is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 33 communities, four are located in Canada and 30 are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Navajo County
      • This Burton is located in Navajo County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Burton.
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Burton is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Burton.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Burton [Tulare County].
    • Georgia
      • Rabun County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Rabun County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of Burton.
    • Idaho
      • Madison County
      • This Burton is located in Madison County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Burton.
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This Burton is located in Adams County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Burton.
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Burton [Lawrence County].
      • Tippecanoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Burton [Tippecanoe County].
    • Kentucky
      • Floyd County
      • This Burton is located in Floyd County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Burton.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint James Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Burton [Saint James Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • This Burton is located in Genesee County and lies 1,681 miles [2,705.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Burton.
      • Shiawassee County
      • This Burton is located in Shiawassee County and lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Burton.
    • Mississippi
      • Prentiss County
      • This Burton is located in Prentiss County and lies 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Burton.
    • Missouri
      • Howard County
      • This Burton is located in Howard County and lies 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Burton.
    • Montana
      • Teton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Burton [Teton County].
    • Nebraska
      • Keya Paha County
      • This Burton is located in Keya Paha County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keya Paha County community of Burton.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Burton lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • This Burton is located in Durham County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Burton.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This Burton is located in Geauga County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Burton.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cimarron County
      • This Burton is located in Cimarron County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cimarron County community of Burton.
      • Noble County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Burton [Noble County].
    • Ontario
      • This Burton lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the east.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Burton lies 2,412 miles [3,881.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Burton is located in Beaufort County and lies 2,244 miles [3,611.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Burton.
    • South Dakota
      • Hanson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Burton [Hanson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Burton [Hawkins County].
      • Putnam County
      • This Burton is located in Putnam County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Burton.
    • Texas
      • Washington County
      • This Burton is located in Washington County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Burton.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Burton [Salt Lake County].
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Burton is located in Clark County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Burton.
      • King County
      • This Burton is located in King County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Burton.
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • This Burton is located in Wetzel County and lies 1,942 miles [3,125.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Burton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Burton is located in Grant County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Burton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burton ...

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.

  • Applegrove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applegrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegrove
  • Box Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Lake
  • Cody ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Passmore
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passmore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Passmore <5>
  • Three Forks ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

How Far From Burton 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 to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burton and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Burton to Victoria, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9901, Longitude: -117.8772    
<2>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 Burton 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 . 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.
<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 Burton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.306 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.454 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.598 degrees.









 

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