Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burnt House:
  • 39.045324, -80.985405
  • 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 Burnt House

• 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
  • Since Burnt House is near Gilmer County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Burnt House

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnt House ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Five Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Hazelgreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
• Iris ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Iris is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
• Long Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Run is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Racket
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Racket is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
• Slab
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Slab is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Slab
  • From Burnt House to Slab
• Tanner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanner is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner

How Far From Burnt House 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 Burnt House to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burnt House to Harrisville, 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'