RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Indiana >> White County >> Burnettsville >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Burnettsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnettsville 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 Burnettsville:
    • 40.761231, -86.594733
    • 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 Burnettsville
  • 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 Burnettsville is near Cass County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Burnettsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnettsville ...

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.

  • Bell Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bell Center is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
  • Breezy Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Breezy Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
  • Burrows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burrows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
  • Cedar Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Point is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Flax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Flax is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flax
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Golden Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden Hill is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Indiana Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Indiana Beach is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
  • Lockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lockport is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Rockfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rockfield is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
  • Royal Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Beach is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Scarlet Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Scarlet Oaks is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Oaks
    • Terrace Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Terrace Bay is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Bay
    • Walnut Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Gardens is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gardens
    • Yeoman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yeoman is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people

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

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

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of White County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Burnettsville to Monticello, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burnettsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Burnettsville 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 Burnettsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7612, Longitude: -86.5947       In this case, the coordinates for Burnettsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.759 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.399 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.386 degrees.