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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 Burlingame, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burlingame 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 Burlingame:
- 39.923906, -90.164031
- 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 Burlingame
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Burlingame is near Morgan County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Burlingame
Communities Also Named Burlingame ...
We found six communities that are also named Burlingame.
Within Illinois, the name Burlingame is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Burlingame is located in San Mateo County and lies 1,731 miles [2,785.8 km]<1> to the west of the Burlingame that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Burlingame.
- Kansas
- Osage County
- This Burlingame is located in Osage County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burlingame that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Burlingame.
- Michigan
- Kent County
- This Burlingame is located in Kent County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burlingame that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Burlingame.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Burlingame is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,681 miles [2,705.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlingame that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Burlingame.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Burlingame [Lycoming County].
- Texas
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Burlingame [Smith County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burlingame ...
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.
- Chandlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jordanville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordanville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Joy Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joy Prairie is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Prairie
- Jules
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Indian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Indian is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Indian
- Portuguese Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portuguese Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Hill
- Savage ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Savage is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Virginia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lake is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
How Far From Burlingame to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burlingame to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burlingame and extending to:
- Virginia, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Burlingame to Springfield, with an average speed<4> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burlingame) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Burlingame 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Burlingame 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 Burlingame. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9239, Longitude: -90.1640 In this case, the coordinates for Burlingame have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.093 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.955 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.326 degrees. |
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