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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 Burtville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burtville 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 Burtville:
- 41.788954, -78.205010
- 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 Burtville
- 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 McKean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
- Since Burtville is near Potter County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Burtville
Communities Also Named Burtville ...
We found three communities that are also named Burtville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Burtville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Burtville that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Burtville.
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Burtville.
- Johnson County
- This Burtville is located in Johnson County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the west of the Burtville that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Burtville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burtville ...
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.
- Clara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clara is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Coneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Center
- Inez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Keating Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keating Summit is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating Summit
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Roulette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Turtlepoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turtlepoint is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtlepoint
- Twomile
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twomile is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
How Far From Burtville 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 Burtville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burtville and extending to:
- Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Burtville to Smethport, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burtville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Burtville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Burtville 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 Burtville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7890, Longitude: -78.2050 In this case, the coordinates for Burtville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.392 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.458 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.088 degrees. |
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