Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burna:
  • 37.245610, -88.360591
  • 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 Burna

• 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Since Burna is near Pope County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Burna

Communities Also Named Burna ...

We found one communities that are also named Burna.

Within Kentucky, the name Burna is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Sebastian County
    • This Burna is located in Sebastian County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burna that is located in Livingston County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Burna.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burna ...

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.

• Birdsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Birdsville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
• Dycusburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
• Frances
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Frances is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
• Hamletsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <2>
• Heater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Heater is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater
• Joy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Joy is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Lewis Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Corner is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
• Mineral City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
• Mitchell Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Landing is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Landing
• Ropers Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ropers Landing is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Landing
• Rosebud
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rosebud is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • View is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View

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

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

• Smithland, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Burna to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'