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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 Burson Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burson Place 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 Burson Place:
- 36.665768, -82.177956
- 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 Burson Place
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Burson Place is near Bristol City and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Burson Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burson Place ...
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.
- Craigs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgefield is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Evergreen Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- High Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Meadows is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Horizon Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horizon Hills is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Hills
- Kingtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingtown is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
- Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lime Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Hill
- Lone Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Malcolm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Meadow Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Crest is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crest
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ravens Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Redstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Rocktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Rush Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rush Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Corner
- Shadow Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Valley is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Valley
- Shakesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shakesville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakesville
- Spring Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Sugarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugarville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Virginia Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Hills is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wolfrun ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfrun is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfrun
How Far From Burson Place 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 Burson Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Burson Place and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burson Place to Abingdon, with an average speed<2> 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 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burson Place) 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 Burson Place 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 Burson Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6658, Longitude: -82.1780 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.006 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.661 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.614 degrees. |
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