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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 Burgess, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burgess 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 Burgess:
- 37.142650, -77.511652
- 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 Burgess
- 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
- Since Burgess is near Petersburg City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Burgess
Communities Also Named Burgess ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Burgess.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Burgess.
Beyond Virginia, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Northumberland County
- This Burgess is located in Northumberland County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Burgess.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Burgess is located in Cherokee County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Burgess.
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Burgess.
- Georgia
- Heard County
- This Burgess is located in Heard County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Burgess.
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This Burgess is located in Mercer County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Burgess.
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Burgess [Butler County].
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Burgess [Johnson County].
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Burgess [Boyd County].
- Michigan
- Charlevoix County
- This Burgess is located in Charlevoix County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlevoix County community of Burgess.
- Mississippi
- Lafayette County
- This Burgess is located in Lafayette County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Burgess.
- Missouri
- Barton County
- This Burgess is located in Barton County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the west of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Burgess.
- North Carolina
- Perquimans County
- This Burgess is located in Perquimans County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perquimans County community of Burgess.
- North Dakota
- Morton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Burgess [Morton County].
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Burgess is located in Horry County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Burgess.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Burgess is located in Putnam County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west of the Burgess that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Burgess.
- Texas
- Bell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Burgess [Bell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burgess ...
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.
- Camelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chestnut Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
- Field Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Grant Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heights is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- Hunters Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunters Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
- Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Rabbit Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Ramblewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Reams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reams is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
- River View Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Robertson Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
- Sandy Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stony Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Springs is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Springs
- Trojan Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
- Virginia Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Walnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Burgess 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 Burgess to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burgess and extending to:
- Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Burgess to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Burgess) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burgess, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Burgess 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. |
| <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 Burgess 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 Burgess. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1427, Longitude: -77.5117 In this case, the coordinates for Burgess have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.593 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.562 degrees. |
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