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Communities Also Named Burtonville ...

We found five communities that are also named Burtonville.

Within Quebec, the name Burtonville is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lewis County
      • This Burtonville is located in Lewis County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • 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 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • 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 .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Burtonville.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Burtonville is located in Clinton County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Burtonville.
    • Virginia
      • Greene County
      • This Burtonville is located in Greene County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • 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.

  • Chazy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Chazy Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Chazy Landing is located in Clinton County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy Landing
  • Clarenceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dairy Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gloria Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hecks Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Henrysburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Henryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Highgate Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nutt's Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pike River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Burtonville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,091 miles [6,583.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Burtonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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: 45.1000, Longitude: -73.3717    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.987 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.169 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.258 degrees.