Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burnetta:
  • 37.070907, -84.802724
  • 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 Burnetta

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnetta ...

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.

• Argyle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Argyle is located in Casey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Bourbon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bourbon is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
• Indian Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Kingbee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingbee is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingbee
• Nancy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Nancy is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nancy <1>
• Naomi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Naomi is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Oil Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
• Pointer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pointer is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer
• Teddy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Teddy is located in Casey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
• Trimble
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trimble is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
• Vinnie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
• Whittle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Whittle is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittle

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

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

• Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Burnetta to Somerset, 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.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'