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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 Burnham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnham 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 Burnham:
- 41.641554, -87.539625
- 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 Burnham
- 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Burnham is near Lake County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Burnham
Communities Also Named Burnham ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Burnham.
Within Illinois, the name Burnham is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Burnham is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<1> to the west of the Burnham that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Burnham.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Burnham [Arapahoe County].
- Denver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Burnham [Denver County].
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Burnham is located in Hartford County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the east of the Burnham that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Burnham.
- Maine
- Waldo County
- This Burnham is located in Waldo County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burnham that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Burnham.
- Michigan
- Isabella 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 Michigan community of Burnham [Isabella County].
- Manistee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Burnham [Manistee County].
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Burnham [Rankin County].
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Burnham is located in Howell County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the southwest of the Burnham that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Burnham.
- Montana
- Hill County
- This Burnham is located in Hill County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burnham that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Burnham.
- New Mexico
- San Juan 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 New Mexico community of Burnham [San Juan County].
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Burnham is located in Mifflin County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the east of the Burnham that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Burnham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnham ...
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.
- Globe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honeymoon Row
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Honeymoon Row is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeymoon Row
- Indiana Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indiana Harbor is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Harbor
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Munster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pierces Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pierces Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Park
- Roseland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Stony Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Burnham 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 village such as Burnham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burnham and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burnham to Chicago, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Burnham) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Burnham 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> | 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 Burnham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Burnham 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 Burnham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6416, Longitude: -87.5396 In this case, the coordinates for Burnham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.375 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.229 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.59 degrees. |
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