Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Burrisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burrisville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burrisville

• 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 Burrisville:
  • 39.097056, -76.069112
  • 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 Burrisville

• 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Since Burrisville is near Kent County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Burrisville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burrisville ...

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.

• Cliffs City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
• Conquest Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
• Earle Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Earle Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Landing
• Hunters Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Indian Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
• Mallard Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallard Point is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
• Orchard View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orchard View is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Piney Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Price
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Price is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Quaker Neck Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
  • Recovery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Recovery is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
  • River Edge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • River Edge is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Riverview is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sparks Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Corner
  • Woodstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstream is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Burrisville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burrisville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Burrisville and extending to:

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the South.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Burrisville to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'