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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 Burton Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burton Estates 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 Burton Estates:
- 36.152840, -85.462197
- 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 Burton Estates
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Burton Estates is near White County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Overton 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 Burton Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burton Estates ...
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.
- Dry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Heathwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heathwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Honeybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Honeybrook is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybrook
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Laurel Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Marchbanks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marchbanks is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks
- Mountain Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
- Peekville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peekville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekville
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Post Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Rocky Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Shepherd Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Hills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hills
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Burton Estates 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 Burton Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Burton Estates and extending to:
- Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Burton Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 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 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burton Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Burton Estates 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 Burton Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1528, Longitude: -85.4622 In this case, the coordinates for Burton Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.983 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.856 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.129 degrees. |
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