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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.

  • 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 Burlingame:
    • 38.751412, -95.834531
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Burlingame
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Burlingame ...

We found six communities that share the name Burlingame.

Within Kansas, the name Burlingame is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Mateo County
      • This Burlingame is located in San Mateo County and lies 1,436 miles [2,311 km]<1> to the west of the Burlingame that is located in Osage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Burlingame.
    • Illinois
      • Cass County
      • This Burlingame is located in Cass County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burlingame that is located in Osage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Burlingame.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Burlingame is located in Kent County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burlingame that is located in Osage 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 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlingame that is located in Osage 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.

  • Admire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
    • Admire is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Admire <4>
  • Carbondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Four Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Osage County
  • Harveyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
    • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Michigan Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
    • Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
  • Mineral Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
  • Reading
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Reading is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
  • Swissvale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swissvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
    • Swissvale is located in Osage County

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 city 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:

  • Lyndon, which is the Seat of Osage County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burlingame to Lyndon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,381 miles [11,878.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burlingame. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Osage County: www.osageco.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burlingame. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7514, Longitude: -95.8345       In this case, the coordinates for Burlingame have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Burlingame to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.87 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.159 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.346 degrees.




 

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