Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Burrs Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burrs Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Burrs Mills
- 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 Burrs Mills:
- 43.932842, -75.858810
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Burrs Mills
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Burrs Mills is near Lewis County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Oswego 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burrs Mills ...
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.
- Calcium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcium
- Calcium is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calcium <2>
- Champion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Copenhagen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <2>
- Felts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Mills
- Felts Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felts Mills <2>
- Fields Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Settlement
- Fields Settlement is located in Jefferson County
- Glen Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Great Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Great Bend is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
- Honeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Honeyville is located in Jefferson County
- Paddy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddy Hill
- Paddy Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Rodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodman <2>
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Burrs Mills 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 Burrs Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Burrs Mills and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Burrs Mills to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,237 miles [6,818.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burrs Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burrs Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burrs Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9328, Longitude: -75.8588 In this case, the coordinates for Burrs Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Burrs Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.912 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.048 degrees. |