Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burbeck:
  • 39.429886, -123.443623
  • 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 Burbeck

• 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
  • Since Burbeck is near Lake County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Burbeck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burbeck ...

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.

• Alpine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alpine is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Arnold
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arnold is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• De Camp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • De Camp is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Camp
• Fair Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Longvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Longvale is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longvale
• Marble Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Marble Place is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Place
• Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridge is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Shake City
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
• Soda Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs

How Far From Burbeck to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burbeck to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burbeck to Ukiah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,456 miles [3,952.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,090 miles [13,019.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'