Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Burlington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burlington Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burlington Heights

• 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 Burlington Heights:
  • 35.204240, -84.861056
  • 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 Burlington Heights

• 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
  • Since Burlington Heights is near Hamilton County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Burlington Heights

Communities Also Named Burlington Heights ...

We found three communities that are also named Burlington Heights.

Within Tennessee, the name Burlington Heights is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Burlington Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Burlington Heights that is located in Bradley County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Burlington Heights.
  • New Jersey
    • Monmouth County
    • This Burlington Heights is located in Monmouth County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burlington Heights that is located in Bradley County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Burlington Heights.
  • Virginia
    • Roanoke County
    • This Burlington Heights is located in Roanoke County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burlington Heights that is located in Bradley County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Burlington Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burlington Heights ...

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.

• Arrowhead Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
• Camelot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Camelot is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Eureka is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Eureka Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
• Foxfire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxfire is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Freewill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Freewill is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill
• Hickory Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hills and Dales
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hills and Dales is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Mountainbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Peach Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Prospect
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rolling Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
  • Rolling Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Royal Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Tasso
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tasso is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
  • Tasso Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
  • Whisperwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood

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

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

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Burlington Heights to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'