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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Burtonville
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Burtonville is near Fleming County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fleming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Burtonville
Communities Also Named Burtonville ...
We found five communities that are also named Burtonville.
Within Kentucky, the name Burtonville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located 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)
- Carpentersville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- 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)
- Glen Springs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Springs
- Orangeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Pea Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Petersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Pleasureville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Flat is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flat
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Burtonville 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 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burtonville) 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 Burtonville 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 Burtonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4957, Longitude: -83.5731 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.849 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.891 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.665 degrees. |
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