Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Burlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Burlington and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Burlington

• 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 South Burlington:
  • 44.436517, -73.181380
  • 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 South Burlington

• 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 Chittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chittenden County
  • Since South Burlington is near Essex County and also Addison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Addison 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 South Burlington

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Burlington ...

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.

• Butlers Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Butlers Corners is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corners
• Kirby Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirby Corner is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Corner
• Malletts Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
  • Malletts Bay has also been known as:
  • Malets Bay
  • Maletts Bay
• Mechanicsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Pages Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
• Queen City Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
• Redstone Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Redstone Park is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
• Shipman Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shipman Hill is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman Hill
• Twin Orchards
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Twin Orchards is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Orchards

How Far From South Burlington 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 city such as South Burlington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Burlington and extending to:

• Burlington, which is the Seat of Chittenden County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from South Burlington to Montpelier, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 430 miles [692 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,510 miles [8,867.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,106 miles [6,608 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'