Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burtonton:
  • 31.993212, -90.695933
  • 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 Burtonton

• 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 Copiah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Copiah County
  • Since Burtonton is near Claiborne County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Burtonton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burtonton ...

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.

• Carpenter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Dentville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dentville is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentville
• Duke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Duke is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Hermanville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
• Hoodtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hoodtown is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
• Jack
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jack is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Reedtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedtown is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
• Rocky Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Willing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Willing is located in Copiah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Burtonton once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burtonton and extending to:

• Hazlehurst, which is the Seat of Copiah County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burtonton to Hazlehurst, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,500 miles [12,070.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'