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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 Burnett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnett 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 Burnett:
    • 34.823694, -84.407146
    • 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 Burnett
  • 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
    • Since Burnett is near Fannin County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Burnett

Communities Also Named Burnett ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Burnett.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Burnett.

Beyond Georgia, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Wayne County
      • This Burnett is located in Wayne County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Burnett.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Burnett is located in Bureau County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Burnett.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • This Burnett is located in Vigo County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Burnett.
    • Iowa
      • Linn 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 Iowa community of Burnett [Linn County].
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Burnett [Shawnee County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Burnett is located in Saint Louis County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Burnett.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland 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 Burnett [Cleveland County].
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Burnett is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the west of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Burnett.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Burnett is located in Putnam County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Burnett.
    • Texas
      • Fannin County
      • This Burnett is located in Fannin County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the west of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Burnett.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Burnett is located in Weber County and lies 1,554 miles [2,500.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Burnett.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Burnett is located in Pierce County and lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Burnett.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dodge County
      • This Burnett is located in Dodge County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Burnett that is located in Gilmer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Burnett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnett ...

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.

  • Cherry Log
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
  • Chopped Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chopped Oak is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopped Oak
  • Due ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Due is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due
  • Flat Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
  • Goose Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Goose Island is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Island
  • Greens Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
  • Jones Mill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Mill is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Lickskillet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lickskillet is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Maxwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Maxwell is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Murphy Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphy Junction is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
  • Oasis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oasis is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Sugar Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Turniptown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Turniptown is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turniptown

How Far From Burnett 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 Burnett to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ellijay, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burnett to Ellijay, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Burnett 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 county. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Burnett 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 Burnett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8237, Longitude: -84.4071       In this case, the coordinates for Burnett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.305 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.888 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.03 degrees.