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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 Burris, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burris 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 Burris:
- 34.473445, -82.434569
- 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 Burris
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Burris is near Abbeville County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Burris
Communities Also Named Burris ...
We found three communities that are also named Burris.
Within South Carolina, the name Burris is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Jackson 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 Ohio community of Burris [Jackson County].
- Texas
- Lubbock County
- This Burris is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<2> to the west of the Burris that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Burris.
- Wyoming
- Fremont County
- This Burris is located in Fremont County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Burris that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Burris.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burris ...
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.
- Blue Heaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Heaven is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heaven
- Cheddar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheddar is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheddar
- Clover Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Due West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Erie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Fox Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Foxville Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foxville Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville Crossroads
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Heather Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heritage Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Level Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Lickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Long Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Meadow Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadow Brook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Murray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Pinecrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Shoals Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shoals Junction is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Junction
- Storeville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Storeville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
How Far From Burris to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burris to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burris and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Burris to Anderson, 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Burris 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- Burris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Burris 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 Burris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4734, Longitude: -82.4346 In this case, the coordinates for Burris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.493 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.339 degrees. |
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