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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 Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burr Oak and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Oak:
    • 41.323103, -85.433035
    • 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 Oak
  • 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
    • Since Burr Oak is near Whitley County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Oak

Communities Also Named Burr Oak ...

We found ten communities that are also named Burr Oak.

There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Burr Oak.

Beyond Indiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Marshall County
      • This Burr Oak is located in Marshall County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west of the Burr Oak that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Burr Oak.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Burr Oak [Cook County].
    • Iowa
      • Mills County
      • This Burr Oak is located in Mills County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west of the Burr Oak that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Burr Oak.
      • Winneshiek County
      • This Burr Oak is located in Winneshiek County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the west northwest of the Burr Oak that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winneshiek County community of Burr Oak.
    • Kansas
      • Jewell County
      • This Burr Oak is located in Jewell County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west of the Burr Oak that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jewell County community of Burr Oak.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Burr Oak is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north of the Burr Oak that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Burr Oak.
    • Missouri
      • Lincoln 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 Missouri community of Burr Oak [Lincoln County].
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This Burr Oak is located in Custer County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west of the Burr Oak that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Burr Oak.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Burr Oak is located in Athens County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the southeast of the Burr Oak that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Burr Oak.
    • Wisconsin
      • La Crosse County
      • This Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burr Oak that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Crosse County community of Burr Oak.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burr Oak ...

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.

  • Bakertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bakertown is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
  • Buttermilk Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Buttermilk Point is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Point
  • Cedar Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Point is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Eagle Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Enchanted Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Green Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Center is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
  • Highbanks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Highbanks is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbanks
  • Indian Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Indian Village is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Lakeview Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Spring is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Spring
  • Lisbon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Marineland Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rome City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Swan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Swan is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
    • Walnut Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Corners is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Corners
    • Wolf Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Yellowbanks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Yellowbanks is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbanks

How Far From Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burr Oak and extending to:

  • Albion, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies just to the North.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Burr Oak to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burr Oak) 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 Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak, 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 Burr Oak 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 Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3231, Longitude: -85.4330       In this case, the coordinates for Burr Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.998 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.614 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.66 degrees.