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

  • 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 Burnett:
    • 35.155906, -97.080858
    • 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 Burnett
  • 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 Burnett ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Burnett.

There is one other community in Oklahoma which is also named Burnett.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Oklahoma ...
    • Cleveland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Burnett [Cleveland County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gilmer County
      • This Burnett is located in Gilmer County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<2> to the east of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Burnett.
      • Wayne County
      • This Burnett is located in Wayne County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km] to the east southeast of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Burnett.
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Burnett is located in Bureau County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Burnett.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • This Burnett is located in Vigo County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Burnett.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Burnett [Linn County].
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Burnett [Shawnee County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Burnett is located in Saint Louis County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Burnett.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Burnett is located in Putnam County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<2> to the east of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Burnett.
    • Texas
      • Fannin County
      • This Burnett is located in Fannin County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Burnett.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Burnett is located in Weber County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Burnett.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Burnett is located in Pierce County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Burnett.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dodge County
      • This Burnett is located in Dodge County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Burnett that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Burnett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnett ...

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.

  • Box
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
    • Box is located in Cleveland County
  • Dale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
  • Little Axe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
    • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
  • Maud
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <4>
  • Needmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Cleveland County
  • Noble
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Noble is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
  • Pink
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
    • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Rosedale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in McClain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Slaughterville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
    • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
  • Willow View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
    • Willow View is located in Cleveland County

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

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

  • Shawnee, which is the Seat of Pottawatomie County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burnett to Shawnee, 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.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Burnett 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Burnett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1559, Longitude: -97.0809       In this case, the coordinates for Burnett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Burnett 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 320.41 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.335 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.501 degrees.









 

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