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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 Burnham Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnham Woods 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 Burnham Woods:
- 33.387617, -84.550206
- 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 Burnham Woods
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Burnham Woods is near Coweta County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Burnham Woods
Communities Also Named Burnham Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Burnham Woods.
Within Georgia, the name Burnham Woods is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Burnham Woods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Burnham Woods is located in Montgomery County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burnham Woods that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Burnham Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnham Woods ...
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.
- Chestnutfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnutfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutfield
- Clover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgewater is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fetlock Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
- Fishers Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
- Groveland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Groveland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Jennings Yard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jennings Yard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Yard
- Meadow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Overlook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Peachtree Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
- Piney Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rockspray
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockspray is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspray
- Sawmill Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
- Spyglass Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Sweetwater Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
- Tapestry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tapestry is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapestry
How Far From Burnham Woods 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 Burnham Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burnham Woods and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Burnham Woods to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Burnham Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Burnham Woods 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 Burnham Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3876, Longitude: -84.5502 In this case, the coordinates for Burnham Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.333 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.718 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.436 degrees. |
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