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36.040422, -78.818895
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We found 33 communities that share the name Burton.
Within North Carolina, the name Burton is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 29 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Navajo County
This Burton is located in Navajo County and lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km]<1> to the west of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Burton.
Arkansas
Mississippi County
This Burton is located in Mississippi County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Burton.
British Columbia
This Burton lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
California
Tulare 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 California community of Burton [Tulare County].
Georgia
Rabun County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Rabun County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of Burton.
Idaho
Madison County
This Burton is located in Madison County and lies 1,816 miles [2,922.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Burton.
Illinois
Adams County
This Burton is located in Adams County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Burton.
Indiana
Lawrence 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 Indiana community of Burton [Lawrence County].
Tippecanoe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Burton [Tippecanoe County].
Kentucky
Floyd County
This Burton is located in Floyd County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Burton.
Louisiana
Saint James Parish
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Burton [Saint James Parish].
Michigan
Genesee County
This Burton is located in Genesee County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Burton.
Shiawassee County
This Burton is located in Shiawassee County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the north northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Burton.
Mississippi
Prentiss County
This Burton is located in Prentiss County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the west of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Burton.
Missouri
Howard County
This Burton is located in Howard County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Burton.
Montana
Teton County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Burton [Teton County].
Nebraska
Keya Paha County
This Burton is located in Keya Paha County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keya Paha County community of Burton.
New Brunswick
This Burton lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
Ohio
Geauga County
This Burton is located in Geauga County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Burton.
Oklahoma
Cimarron County
This Burton is located in Cimarron County and lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the west of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cimarron County community of Burton.
Noble 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 Oklahoma community of Burton [Noble County].
Ontario
This Burton lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the north of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
Prince Edward Island
This Burton lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
South Carolina
Beaufort County
This Burton is located in Beaufort County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Burton.
South Dakota
Hanson 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 Burton [Hanson County].
Tennessee
Hawkins 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 Tennessee community of Burton [Hawkins County].
Putnam County
This Burton is located in Putnam County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Burton.
Texas
Washington County
This Burton is located in Washington County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Burton.
Utah
Salt Lake 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 Utah community of Burton [Salt Lake County].
Washington
Clark County
This Burton is located in Clark County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Burton.
King County
This Burton is located in King County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km] to the northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Burton.
West Virginia
Wetzel County
This Burton is located in Wetzel County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Burton.
Wisconsin
Grant County
This Burton is located in Grant County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Burton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burton ...
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.
Few (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Few have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Burton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burton and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Burton to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0404, Longitude: -78.8189 In this case, the coordinates for Burton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Burton 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Burton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.048 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.328 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.458 degrees.