Burris Pit
Burris Pit is a mine in New Castle County, Delaware. Burris Pit is situated nearby to the village Odessa, as well as near the hamlet McDonough.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church and Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse.
Old St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Heritage site
Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located on High Street in Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan and built in 1851–1852. Old St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Burris Pit.
Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse
Church
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Appoquinimink Friends Meeting House, also known as the Odessa Friends Meetinghouse, is a very small but historic Quaker meetinghouse on Main Street in Odessa, Delaware. Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse is situated 1 mile southeast of Burris Pit.
Old Drawyers Church
Church
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Old Drawyers Church is a historic Presbyterian church on U.S. 13 near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. The congregation was founded by Dutch and Swedish immigrants, though by the time the church was built the congregation was largely made up of Scottish immigrants. Old Drawyers Church is situated 1 mile east of Burris Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Odessa and McDonough.
Odessa
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census. Founded as Cantwell's Bridge in the 18th century, the name was changed in the 19th century, after the Ukrainian port city of the same name.
McDonough
Hamlet
McDonough is a small unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The community lies north of Odessa and just due south of St. Georges. It is named for Captain Thomas Macdonough. McDonough is situated 2 miles northeast of Burris Pit.
Boyds Corner
Hamlet
Boyds Corner is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Boyds Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Delaware Route 896, north of Odessa. Boyds Corner is situated 2½ miles northeast of Burris Pit.
Burris Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: quarry and industry
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.46932° or 39° 28′ 10″ northLongitude
-75.67245° or 75° 40′ 21″ westOpen location code
87F6F89H+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 585384223OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mine
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