Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burghill:
  • 41.360883, -80.569001
  • 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 Burghill

• 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 Trumbull County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
  • Since Burghill is near Mercer County and also Ashtabula County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula 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 Burghill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burghill ...

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.

• Dewey ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dewey is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Farmdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Farmdale is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Five Points
  • From Burghill to Five Points
• Fowler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fowler is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fowler
  • From Burghill to Fowler
• Kinsman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kinsman is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinsman <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kinsman
  • From Burghill to Kinsman
• Maysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maysville is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Nutwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nutwood is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
• Orangeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Orangeville is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
• Superior ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Superior is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
• Transfer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Transfer is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transfer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transfer <1>
• Yankee Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people

How Far From Burghill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burghill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Warren, which is the Seat of Trumbull County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burghill to Warren, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'