Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Burma Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burma Woods and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burma Woods

• 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 Burma Woods:
  • 43.182003, -78.254188
  • 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 Burma Woods

• 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 Orleans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
  • Since Burma Woods is near Genesee County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara 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 Burma Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burma Woods ...

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.

• Alabama
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alabama is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
• Childs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Childs is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Eagle Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
• Eagle Harbor Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
• Elba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elba is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
• Five Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Honest Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Honest Hill is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honest Hill
• Wheatville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
• Wheatville Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatville Station is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Station

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burma Woods and extending to:

• Albion, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Burma Woods to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'