Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burgdorf:
  • 45.277061, -115.913707
  • 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 Burgdorf

• 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 Idaho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho County
  • Since Burgdorf is near Valley County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Burgdorf

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burgdorf ...

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.

• Cable Car Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cable Car Crossing is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Car Crossing
• Calendar
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Calendar is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calendar
• Cross Trails
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Trails is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Trails
• Devils Ladder
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Devils Ladder is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Ladder
• Florence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Florence is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Fourway Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Fourway Junction is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway Junction
• French Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • French Creek is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
• Green
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Green is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
• Meadows
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadows is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Meadows
  • From Burgdorf to Meadows
• Pollock
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Pollock is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pollock
  • From Burgdorf to Pollock
• Potter Place
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Potter Place is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burgdorf and extending to:

• Grangeville, which is the Seat of Idaho County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burgdorf to Grangeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south (S). 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 2,019 miles [3,249.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'