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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 Burnt Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnt Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Burnt Creek:
    • 33.912881, -84.117415
    • 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 Burnt Creek
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Burnt Creek is near DeKalb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Burnt Creek

Communities Also Named Burnt Creek ...

We found three communities that are also named Burnt Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Burnt Creek is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Burnt Creek [Greenwood County].
    • Montana
      • Treasure County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Burnt Creek [Treasure County].
    • Quebec
      • This Burnt Creek lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Burnt Creek that is located in Gwinnett County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnt Creek ...

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.

  • Beaver Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
  • Cedar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Choice ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Choice is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Covered Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Covered Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
  • Cricket Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Emerald Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Flowers Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
  • Four Winds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
  • Indian Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lester Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
    • Meadow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Meadow is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
    • Mountain Brooke
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
    • Mountain Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Murphyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
    • Pebble Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Plantation Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Regency Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • River Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
    • River Oak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • River Oak is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oak
    • Rivermist
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rivermist is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
    • Rolling Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Sweet Water
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Yellow River ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Burnt Creek to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Burnt Creek 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.
<2>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 Burnt Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Burnt Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Burnt Creek 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 Burnt Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9129, Longitude: -84.1174       In this case, the coordinates for Burnt Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.101 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.525 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.141 degrees.