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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 Burch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burch 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 Burch:
- 36.275968, -80.766457
- 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 Burch
- 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
- Since Burch is near Yadkin County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 Burch
Communities Also Named Burch ...
We found six communities that are also named Burch.
Within North Carolina, the name Burch is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Burch is located in Gila County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the west of the Burch that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Burch.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Burch is located in Calvert County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burch that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Burch.
- Missouri
- Wayne County
- This Burch is located in Wayne County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west of the Burch that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Burch.
- South Dakota
- Marshall 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 South Dakota community of Burch [Marshall County].
- West Virginia
- Logan 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 West Virginia community of Burch [Logan County].
- Mingo County
- This Burch is located in Mingo County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burch that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Burch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burch ...
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.
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Richmond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Richmond is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Richmond
- Longtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mountain Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Stony Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Swan Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Union Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cross is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Zephyr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
How Far From Burch 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 Burch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burch and extending to:
- Dobson, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Burch to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Burch) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Burch 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Burch 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 Burch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2760, Longitude: -80.7665 In this case, the coordinates for Burch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.173 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.65 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.156 degrees. |
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