Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Burtsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burtsboro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burtsboro

• 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 Burtsboro:
  • 34.478427, -84.089635
  • 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 Burtsboro

• 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 Lumpkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
  • Since Burtsboro is near Dawson County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall 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 Burtsboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burtsboro ...

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.

• Buckhorn Tavern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckhorn Tavern is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Tavern
• Dawsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dawsonville is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawsonville <1>
• Emma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Emma is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Jay ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jay is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
• Johntown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Johntown is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
• Juno
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Juno is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
• Lake Shore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Shore is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
• Leisure Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leisure Lake is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Lake
• Lumpkin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
• Nimblewill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nimblewill is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimblewill
• Tube ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tube is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tube

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burtsboro and extending to:

• Dahlonega, which is the Seat of Lumpkin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Burtsboro to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'