Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prairie:
  • 38.250876, -88.258330
  • 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 Prairie

• 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Since Burnt Prairie is near Wayne County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Prairie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnt Prairie ...

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.

• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Crossville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossville is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <1>
• Golden Gate
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Golden Gate is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Gate <1>
• Grayville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Grayville is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <1>
• Harper ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harper is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Mayberry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mayberry is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Red Top
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Top is located in Edwards County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
• Springer Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springer Station is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Station
• Stokes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Stokes is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Toms Prairie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Toms Prairie is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Prairie

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

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

• Carmi, which is the Seat of White County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burnt Prairie to Carmi, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'