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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:
    • 42.903131, -85.704911
    • 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 Michigan, the name Burlingame is unique.

Beyond Michigan, 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 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<1> to the west of the Burlingame that is located in Kent 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 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Burlingame that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Burlingame.
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • This Burlingame is located in Osage County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burlingame that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Burlingame.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Burlingame is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlingame that is located in Kent 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.

  • Beverly
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Kent County
  • Clyde Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
  • Cutlerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlerville
    • Cutlerville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutlerville <4>
  • Galewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
    • Galewood is located in Kent County
  • Grand Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
    • Grand Valley is located in Ottawa County
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
  • Kentwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Kentwood is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Wyoming
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)

How Far From Burlingame to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:

  • Grand Rapids, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Burlingame to Lansing, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 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 Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 42.9031, Longitude: -85.7049    
<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 313.142 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.007 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.293 degrees.




 

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