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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 Burtonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burtonville 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 Burtonville:
    • 38.495675, -83.573075
    • 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 Burtonville
  • 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 Burtonville ...

We found five communities that share the name Burtonville.

Within Kentucky, the name Burtonville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Burtonville is located in Barry County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west of the Burtonville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Burtonville.
      • Dallas County
      • Although located in Dallas County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Burtonville.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Burtonville is located in Clinton County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north of the Burtonville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Burtonville.
    • Quebec
      • This Burtonville lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burtonville that is located in Lewis County.
    • Virginia
      • Greene County
      • This Burtonville is located in Greene County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east of the Burtonville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Burtonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burtonville ...

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.

  • Carpentersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
    • Carpentersville is located in Fleming County
  • Cottageville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Foxport
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glen Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Springs
    • Glen Springs is located in Lewis County
  • Orangeburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
    • Orangeburg is located in Mason County
  • Pea Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pea Ridge is located in Fleming County
  • Petersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Petersville is located in Lewis County
  • Pleasureville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Flat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flat
    • Poplar Flat is located in Lewis County
  • Poplar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Vanceburg, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burtonville to Vanceburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 353 miles [568.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burtonville. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Burtonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burtonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4957, Longitude: -83.5731    
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Burtonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.849 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.891 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.665 degrees.




 

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