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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 Burkettsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burkettsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Burkettsville:
    • 40.351855, -84.642903
    • 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 Burkettsville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Burkettsville ...

We found two communities that share the name Burkettsville.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Burkettsville.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Burkettsville in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Darke County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Burkettsville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Burkettsville [Attala County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burkettsville ...

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.

  • Bucks Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
    • Bucks Corner is located in Darke County
  • Chickasaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <3>
  • Coldwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cranberry Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Prairie
    • Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County
  • Dawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
    • Dawn is located in Darke County
  • Fort Recovery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Frenchtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Darke County
  • Lightsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
    • Lightsville is located in Darke County
  • Montezuma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Rose Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Darke County
  • Yorkshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Burkettsville and extending to:

  • Celina, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burkettsville to Celina, with an average speed<5> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burkettsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Burkettsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burkettsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burkettsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3519, Longitude: -84.6429    
<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 Burkettsville 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 312.504 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.909 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.586 degrees.




 

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