Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burdine:
  • 37.189272, -82.599044
  • 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 Burdine

• 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Since Burdine is near Wise County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Burdine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burdine ...

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.

• Beefhide
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beefhide is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
• Bucklick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bucklick is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
• Georges Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Georges Fork is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Fork
• Haymond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Haymond is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymond
• Hemphill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hemphill is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Hemphill has also been known as:
  • Jackhorn
• Hugh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hugh is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugh
• Jenkins
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <1>
• Lick Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lick Fork is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Fork
• Longfork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Longfork is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfork
• Neon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neon <1>
• Neon Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Neon Junction is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon Junction
• Potters Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Potters Fork is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Fork
• Pound
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <1>
• Short ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Short is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short

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

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

• Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burdine to Whitesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'