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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 Burr Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burr Ridge 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 Burr Ridge:
- 41.748890, -87.919842
- 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 Burr Ridge
- 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 Burr Ridge is near DuPage County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Burr Ridge
Communities Also Named Burr Ridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Burr Ridge.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Burr Ridge.
Beyond Illinois.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- DuPage County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Burr Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burr Ridge ...
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.
- Bridgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Equestrian Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Equestrian Woods is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Woods
- Fullersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
- Gary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Head Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Justice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- McCook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sag Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
- Willow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Burr Ridge 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 village such as Burr Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burr Ridge and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burr Ridge to Chicago, with an average speed<3> 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Burr Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Burr Ridge 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 Burr Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7489, Longitude: -87.9198 In this case, the coordinates for Burr Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.746 degrees. |
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