Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burnhams:
  • 42.335614, -79.323100
  • 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 Burnhams

• 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
  • Since Burnhams is near Cattaraugus County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Burnhams

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnhams ...

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.

• Dean
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dean is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Green Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Hamlet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Hartfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
• Kabob
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kabob is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabob
• Moons
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
• Pleasantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Redbird
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Redbird is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
• Reed Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Reed Corners is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
• Towerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Towerville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
• Vineyard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Vineyard is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Burnhams and extending to:

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burnhams to Mayville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,444 miles [7,151.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'