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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 Burdette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burdette 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 Burdette:
    • 39.200165, -77.305478
    • 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 Burdette
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Burdette is near Frederick County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Burdette

Communities Also Named Burdette ...

We found eight communities that are also named Burdette.

Within Maryland, the name Burdette is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This Burdette is located in Mississippi County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burdette that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Burdette.
    • Iowa
      • Franklin County
      • This Burdette is located in Franklin County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burdette that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Burdette.
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • This Burdette is located in Washington County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burdette that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Burdette.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Burdette is located in Greene County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burdette that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Burdette.
    • South Dakota
      • Hand County
      • This Burdette is located in Hand County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burdette that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hand County community of Burdette.
    • Texas
      • Caldwell 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 Texas community of Burdette [Caldwell County].
    • Virginia
      • Southampton County
      • This Burdette is located in Southampton County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south of the Burdette that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Burdette.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Burdette is located in Greenbrier County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burdette that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Burdette.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burdette ...

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 Woods Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Acres
  • Brink
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brink is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Clopper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
  • Dawsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Fountain View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
  • Fox Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Freedom Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
  • Highview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Jonesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonesville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Kings Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
  • Kingsview Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lees Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
    • Liberty Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
    • Longdraft
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
    • Miles Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Miles Corner is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
    • Mitchells Range
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
    • Orchard Pond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
    • Parkridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
    • Pioneer Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
    • Pleasant Fields
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
    • Pleasant Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
    • Quail Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Stronghold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stronghold is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
    • Wildcat Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest
    • Wilderness Walk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilderness Walk is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Walk

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

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burdette to Rockville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burdette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Burdette 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>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.
<4>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 Burdette 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 Burdette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2002, Longitude: -77.3055       In this case, the coordinates for Burdette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.029 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.644 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.711 degrees.