RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Jersey >> Burlington County >> Burlington >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Burlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burlington 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 Burlington:
    • 40.071318, -74.864511
    • 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 Burlington
  • 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 Burlington ...

We found 45 communities that share the name Burlington.

Within New Jersey, the name Burlington is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 44 communities, 40 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Burlington, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Burlington is located in Elmore County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Burlington.
    • Arkansas
      • Boone County
      • This Burlington is located in Boone County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the west of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Burlington.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Burlington is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,552 miles [4,107 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Burlington.
    • Colorado
      • Kit Carson County
      • This Burlington is located in Kit Carson County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the west of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kit Carson County community of Burlington.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Burlington is located in Hartford County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Burlington.
    • Florida
      • Suwannee 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 Florida community of Burlington [Suwannee County].
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Burlington is located in DeKalb County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Burlington.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Burlington is located in Kane County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Burlington.
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Burlington is located in Carroll County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Burlington.
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines County
      • This Burlington is located in Des Moines County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Burlington.
    • Kansas
      • Coffey County
      • This Burlington is located in Coffey County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the west of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffey County community of Burlington.
    • Kentucky
      • Boone County
      • This Burlington is located in Boone County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Burlington.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Burlington [East Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Burlington is located in Penobscot County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Burlington.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Burlington is located in Middlesex County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Burlington.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Burlington is located in Calhoun County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Burlington.
    • Missouri
      • Boone 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 Burlington [Boone County].
    • Montana
      • Silver Bow 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 Montana community of Burlington [Silver Bow County].
    • New York
      • Erie 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 New York community of Burlington [Erie County].
      • Otsego County
      • This Burlington is located in Otsego County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the north of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Burlington.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Burlington lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Burlington is located in Alamance County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Burlington.
      • Macon 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 North Carolina community of Burlington [Macon County].
    • North Dakota
      • Ward County
      • This Burlington is located in Ward County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ward County community of Burlington.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Burlington lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont 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 Ohio community of Burlington [Belmont County].
      • Fulton County
      • This Burlington is located in Fulton County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Burlington.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Burlington is located in Lawrence County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the west southwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Burlington.
      • Marion County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Burlington.
      • Stark County
      • This community is historic and although located in Stark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Burlington.
    • Oklahoma
      • Alfalfa County
      • This Burlington is located in Alfalfa County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the west of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alfalfa County community of Burlington.
      • Logan 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 Oklahoma community of Burlington [Logan County].
    • Ontario
      • This Burlington lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
    • Oregon
      • Linn 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 Oregon community of Burlington [Linn County].
      • Multnomah County
      • This Burlington is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Burlington.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Burlington is located in Bradford County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Burlington.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Burlington lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Burlington is located in Knox County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Burlington.
    • Texas
      • Milam County
      • This Burlington is located in Milam County and lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Burlington.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Burlington is located in Chittenden County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Burlington.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Burlington is located in Skagit County and lies 2,376 miles [3,823.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Burlington.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • This Burlington is located in Mineral County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Burlington.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Burlington is located in Racine County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Burlington.
    • Wyoming
      • Big Horn County
      • This Burlington is located in Big Horn County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burlington that is located in Burlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Burlington.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Jamaica
      • Distance: 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<1> to the south

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burlington ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Carriage Stop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Deacons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deacons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons
    • Deacons is located in Burlington County
  • Echo Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
    • Echo Beach is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Echo Reach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
    • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Edgewater Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Station
    • Florence Station is located in Burlington County
  • Flushing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
    • Flushing is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Maple Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Maple Beach is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Maple Shade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
    • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Margo Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margo Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
    • Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Martins Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
      • Martins Beach is located in Burlington County
    • Orchard View
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
      • Orchard View is located in Burlington County
    • Pennypacker Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennypacker Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
      • Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County
    • Rockdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Sharper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
      • Sharper is located in Burlington County
    • Twin Hill Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hill Park
      • Twin Hill Park is located in Burlington County
    • Violet Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Winder Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winder Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Yellowood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County (PA)

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

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

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Burlington to Trenton, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Burlington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0713, Longitude: -74.8645    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Burlington 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 Burlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Burlington 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 306.516 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.064 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.316 degrees.