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Communities Also Named Burdett ...

We found seven communities that share the name Burdett.

Within Alberta, the name Burdett is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Burdett [Washington County].
    • Georgia
      • Spalding County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Burdett [Spalding County].
    • Kansas
      • Pawnee County
      • This Burdett is located in Pawnee County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Burdett.
    • Missouri
      • Bates County
      • This Burdett is located in Bates County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Burdett.
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Burdett is located in Schuyler County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Burdett.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Burdett [Mecklenburg County].
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Burdett [Putnam County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burdett ...

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.

  • Bow Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Island
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow Island <5>
  • Conquerville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conquerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquerville
    • Conquerville has also been known as:
    • Maleb
  • Foremost
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Goat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat
  • Grassy Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hays
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Juno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
  • Legend ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend
  • Purple Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Seven Persons
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Persons came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Persons
  • Sevenpersons
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenpersons came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenpersons

How Far From Burdett to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Burdett to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burdett and extending to:

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Burdett to Edmonton, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burdett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

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 Burdett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burdett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burdett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8468, Longitude: -111.4997    
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Burdett could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Burdett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.159 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.547 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.479 degrees.









 

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