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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 Burbank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burbank 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 Burbank:
- 34.179721, -118.310116
- 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 Burbank
- 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 Los Angeles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Since Burbank is near Ventura County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Burbank
Communities Also Named Burbank ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Burbank.
There is one other community in California that is also named Burbank.
Beyond California, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Clara County
- This Burbank is located in Santa Clara County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Burbank.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Washington County
- This Burbank is located in Washington County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the east of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Burbank.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Burbank is located in Marion County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the east of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Burbank.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Burbank is located in Cook County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Burbank.
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Burbank [Assumption Parish].
- Maine
- Piscataquis 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 Maine community of Burbank [Piscataquis County].
- Minnesota
- Kandiyohi 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 Minnesota community of Burbank [Kandiyohi County].
- Missouri
- Wayne County
- This Burbank is located in Wayne County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Burbank.
- Nebraska
- Box Butte County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Box Butte County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Butte County community of Burbank.
- Ohio
- Medina 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 Ohio community of Burbank [Medina County].
- Wayne County
- This Burbank is located in Wayne County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Burbank.
- Oklahoma
- Osage County
- This Burbank is located in Osage County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Burbank.
- South Dakota
- Clay County
- This Burbank is located in Clay County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Burbank.
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Burbank is located in Carter County and lies 2,036 miles [3,276.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Burbank.
- Utah
- Millard 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 Utah community of Burbank [Millard County].
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Burbank is located in Walla Walla County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the north of the Burbank that is located in Los Angeles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Burbank.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burbank ...
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.
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Cypress Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Park
- Eagle Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Park
- Highway Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highway Highlands is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Highlands
- Magnolia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Shadow Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shadow Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Hills
- Studio City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Universal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
How Far From Burbank 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 city such as Burbank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burbank and extending to:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burbank to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,293 miles [3,690.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,329 miles [13,404.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Burbank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Burbank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Burbank 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 county. 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> | 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 Burbank 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 Burbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1797, Longitude: -118.3101 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.241 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.672 degrees. |
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