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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 Burner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burner 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 Burner:
- 38.617058, -79.807004
- 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 Burner
- 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 Pocahontas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- Since Burner is near Randolph County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Highland 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 Burner
Communities Also Named Burner ...
We found one communities that are also named Burner.
Within West Virginia, the name Burner is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Burner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Burner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burner ...
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.
- Cheat Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cheat Junction is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Junction
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elk River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elk River Junction is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Elkwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Frank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Gertrude ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gertrude is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Lee Bell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- May
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- May is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Spangler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spangler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
How Far From Burner 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 Burner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Burner and extending to:
- Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burner to Marlinton, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Burner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Burner 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 Burner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6171, Longitude: -79.8070 In this case, the coordinates for Burner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.551 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.287 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.99 degrees. |
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