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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Burnwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnwell 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 Burnwell:
    • 37.628992, -82.223193
    • 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 Burnwell
  • 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Since Burnwell is near Mingo County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Burnwell

Communities Also Named Burnwell ...

We found two communities that are also named Burnwell.

Within Kentucky, the name Burnwell is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • This Burnwell is located in Walker County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the southwest of the Burnwell that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Burnwell.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Burnwell is located in Kanawha County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burnwell that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Burnwell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnwell ...

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.

  • Blackberry City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
  • Cinderella
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cinderella is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella
  • Goody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Goody is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goody
  • Hardy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hardy is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Lynn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynn is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Meathouse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meathouse is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meathouse
  • Narrows Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Narrows Branch is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Branch
  • New Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Camp is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Camp
  • Ransom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ransom is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Red Jacket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
  • Road Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Road Fork is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
  • Stone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Stringtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stringtown is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

  • Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burnwell to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 149 miles [239.8 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burnwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Burnwell 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 Burnwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6290, Longitude: -82.2232       In this case, the coordinates for Burnwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.029 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.828 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.343 degrees.