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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 Burrowsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burrowsville 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 Burrowsville:
- 37.214439, -77.075201
- 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 Burrowsville
- 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 Prince George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Since Burrowsville is near Surry County and also Charles City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City 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 Burrowsville
Communities Also Named Burrowsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Burrowsville.
Within Virginia, the name Burrowsville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Burrowsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Piatt County
- This Burrowsville is located in Piatt County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burrowsville that is located in Prince George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Burrowsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burrowsville ...
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.
- Charles City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunnmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnmore is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnmore
- Garysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenway is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Lone Oak Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak Mill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Mill
- Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
- Rivers Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rustic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rustic is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunken Meadow Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
- Willow Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Hill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
How Far From Burrowsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burrowsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burrowsville and extending to:
- Prince George, which is the Seat of Prince George County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Burrowsville to Prince George, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Burrowsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Burrowsville 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 Burrowsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2144, Longitude: -77.0752 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.314 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.362 degrees. |
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