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

  • 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 Burke:
    • 44.904615, -74.169134
    • 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 Burke
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Burke is near Clinton County and also Saint Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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 Burke

Communities Also Named Burke ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Burke.

Within New York, the name Burke is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Burke [Los Angeles County].
    • Georgia
      • Lee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Burke [Lee County].
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Burke is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,974 miles [3,176.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Burke.
    • Illinois
      • Carroll County
      • This Burke is located in Carroll County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<2> to the west of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Burke.
    • Kentucky
      • Elliott County
      • This Burke is located in Elliott County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Burke.
    • Louisiana
      • Iberia Parish
      • This Burke is located in Iberia Parish and lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of Burke.
    • South Dakota
      • Gregory County
      • This Burke is located in Gregory County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<2> to the west of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Burke.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Burke is located in Cumberland County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Burke.
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • This Burke is located in Angelina County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Burke.
    • Vermont
      • Caledonia County
      • This Burke is located in Caledonia County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the east of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caledonia County community of Burke.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Burke [Botetourt County].
      • Fairfax County
      • This Burke is located in Fairfax County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Burke.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Burke is located in Dane County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the west of the Burke that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Burke.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burke ...

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.

  • Chasm Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
  • Constable
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cooks Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Mill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mill
  • Earlville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Earlville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Fay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Herdman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herdman
  • Kelvingrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Powerscourt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sun
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sun is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Trout River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trout River is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout River

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

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

  • Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Burke to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,131 miles [6,648.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Burke 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.
<2>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- Burke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Burke 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 Burke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9046, Longitude: -74.1691    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.522 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.733 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.753 degrees.