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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 Durbin - Burnaugh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Durbin - Burnaugh 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 Durbin - Burnaugh:
- 38.259864, -82.581994
- 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 Durbin - Burnaugh
- 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 Boyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- Since Durbin - Burnaugh is near Lawrence County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Durbin - Burnaugh
Curious and Interesting Names Near Durbin - Burnaugh ...
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.
- Big Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Boltsfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Buffalo Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dickson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dickson is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Durbin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fallsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Fullers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meadow Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Haven is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Haven
- Mouth of Bear
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mouth of Bear is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Bear
- Neal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Potters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Savage Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Savage Branch is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Branch
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Sweet Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Run is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Run
How Far From Durbin - Burnaugh 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 Durbin - Burnaugh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Durbin - Burnaugh and extending to:
- Catlettsburg, which is the Seat of Boyd County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Durbin - Burnaugh to Catlettsburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Durbin - Burnaugh) 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 Durbin - Burnaugh 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 Durbin - Burnaugh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2599, Longitude: -82.5820 In this case, the coordinates for Durbin - Burnaugh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.242 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.303 degrees. |
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