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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Burtville
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Potter County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Burtville ...
We found three communities that share the name Burtville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Burtville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- 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) - Coneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hebron Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Center
- Hebron Center is located in Potter County
- Inez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Keating Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keating Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating Summit
- Keating Summit is located in Potter County
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Roulette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roulette
- Roulette is located in Potter County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roulette <4>
- Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Turtlepoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtlepoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtlepoint
- Turtlepoint is located in McKean County
- Twomile
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Burtville 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burtville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burtville) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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 Burtville 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 308.392 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.458 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.088 degrees. |