Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Burton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Burton
- 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 Burton:
- 37.359546, -82.723768
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Burton
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Burton is near Knott County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knott County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Burton ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Burton.
Within Kentucky, the name Burton is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 29 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Burton lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Burton [Lawrence County].
- Tippecanoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Burton [Tippecanoe County].
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Genesee County
- This Burton is located in Genesee County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the north of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Burton.
- Shiawassee County
- This Burton is located in Shiawassee County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the north of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Burton.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Burton lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Cimarron County
- This Burton is located in Cimarron County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the west of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cimarron County community of Burton.
- Noble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Burton [Noble County].
- Ontario
- This Burton lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Burton lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Burton [Hawkins County].
- Putnam County
- This Burton is located in Putnam County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Burton.
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Burton is located in Clark County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Burton.
- King County
- This Burton is located in King County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km] to the west northwest of the Burton that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Burton.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burton ...
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.
- Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Dry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Halo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Harley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Jacks Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
- Jacks Creek is located in Floyd County
- Kite
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lower Long Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Long Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Long Fork
- Lower Long Fork is located in Pike County
- Marshall Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Branch
- Marshall Branch is located in Pike County
- Melvin
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Price
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Raven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Turkey Pen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Pen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pen
- Turkey Pen is located in Pike County
How Far From Burton 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 Burton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burton and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Burton to Prestonsburg, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 130 miles [209.2 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3595, Longitude: -82.7238 In this case, the coordinates for Burton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Burton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Burton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.334 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.137 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.637 degrees. |