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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 Burwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burwood 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 Burwood:
- 35.812358, -86.983637
- 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 Burwood
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Burwood is near Maury County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 Burwood
Communities Also Named Burwood ...
We found two communities that are also named Burwood.
Within Tennessee, the name Burwood is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Joaquin 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 California community of Burwood [San Joaquin County].
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Burwood is located in Kent County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Burwood that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Burwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burwood ...
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.
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Flint Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flint Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Valley
- Fly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Indian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Loco ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loco is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Magnolia Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Place is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mayberry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayberry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- New Flys Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Rebel Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rebel Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Meadows
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Redwing Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
- Riverview Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Park is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
- Rolling Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
- Settlers Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Settlers Point is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Point
- Springview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springview is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Traceview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Traceview is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceview
How Far From Burwood 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 Burwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burwood and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burwood to Franklin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Burwood 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burwood) 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 Burwood 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 Burwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8124, Longitude: -86.9836 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.872 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.859 degrees. |
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