Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burton Corner:
  • 44.833395, -69.475881
  • 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 Burton Corner

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Burton Corner is near Kennebec County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Burton Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burton Corner ...

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.

• Bog Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bog Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Corner
• Castle Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Castle Harmony is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Harmony
• Cornville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cornville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
• Dogtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Hartland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hartland is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <1>
• Houston Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
• Mainstream
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
• Marsh Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
• Miles Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Miles Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
• Nutter Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
• Stronghold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stronghold is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
• Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burton Corner and extending to:

• Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burton Corner to Skowhegan, 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.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,344 miles [8,600.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,934 miles [6,331.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'