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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 Burtonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burtonville 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 Burtonville:
    • 39.405062, -83.814370
    • 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 Burtonville
  • 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
    • Since Burtonville is near Highland County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Highland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Burtonville

Communities Also Named Burtonville ...

We found five communities that are also named Burtonville.

Within Ohio, the name Burtonville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lewis County
      • This Burtonville is located in Lewis County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south of the Burtonville that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Burtonville.
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Burtonville is located in Barry County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burtonville that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Burtonville.
      • Dallas County
      • Although located in Dallas County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Burtonville.
    • Quebec
      • This Burtonville lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burtonville that is located in Clinton County.
    • Virginia
      • Greene County
      • This Burtonville is located in Greene County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Burtonville that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Burtonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burtonville ...

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.

  • Cuba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Farmers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmers is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
  • Little Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Center is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Center
  • Martinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Martinsville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Melvin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvin is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Powderlick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Powderlick is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderlick
  • Snow Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow Hill is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Starbucktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Starbucktown is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbucktown
  • Wallopsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallopsburg is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallopsburg

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burtonville and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Burtonville to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burtonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Burtonville 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 Burtonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4051, Longitude: -83.8144       In this case, the coordinates for Burtonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.992 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.187 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.496 degrees.