Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burkesville:
  • 36.790987, -85.367442
  • 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 Burkesville

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Burkesville is near Clinton County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Burkesville

Communities Also Named Burkesville ...

We found one communities that are also named Burkesville.

Within Kentucky, the name Burkesville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Burkesville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Jersey
    • Ocean County
    • This Burkesville is located in Ocean County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burkesville that is located in Cumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Burkesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burkesville ...

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.

• Aaron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Aaron is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
• Amandaville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Amandaville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
• Bow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bow is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
• Decide
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Decide is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decide
• Green Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Grove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Highway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Highway is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
• Hobart
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobart is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
• Kettle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kettle is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
• Leslie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Leslie is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Long Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Ridge is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
• Marrowbone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
• Ribbon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ribbon is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribbon

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

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

• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Burkesville to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'