Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Burnsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Burnsville
- 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 Burnsville:
- 44.764826, -93.279443
- 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 Burnsville
- 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 Dakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- Since Burnsville is near Scott County and also Hennepin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Hennepin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Burnsville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Burnsville.
Within Minnesota, the name Burnsville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Burnsville is located in Dallas County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Burnsville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Burnsville.
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Burnsville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Burnsville.
- Mississippi
- Tishomingo County
- This Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Burnsville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Burnsville.
- New Brunswick
- This Burnsville lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burnsville that is located in Dakota County.
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- This Burnsville is located in Anson County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Burnsville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Burnsville.
- Yancey County
- This Burnsville is located in Yancey County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the southeast of the Burnsville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Burnsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington 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 Burnsville [Washington County].
- Virginia
- Bath County
- This Burnsville is located in Bath County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Burnsville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Burnsville.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Burnsville is located in Braxton County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Burnsville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Burnsville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnsville ...
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.
- Antlers Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antlers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers Park
- Antlers Park is located in Dakota County
- Apple Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <4>
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Dakota County
- Credit River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Edina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Edina is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
- Grainwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <4>
- Orchard Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Garden
- Orchard Garden is located in Dakota County
- Prior Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
- Prior Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <4>
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savage is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>
How Far From Burnsville 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 city such as Burnsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burnsville and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Dakota County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Burnsville to Hastings, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Burnsville: www.ci.burnsville.mn.us/
The official website for Dakota County: www.co.dakota.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7648, Longitude: -93.2794 In this case, the coordinates for Burnsville 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 Burnsville 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 Burnsville 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 318.305 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.141 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.705 degrees. |