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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 Burnside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnside 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 Burnside:
    • 41.456761, -74.208759
    • 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 Burnside
  • 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Since Burnside is near Ulster County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Burnside

Communities Also Named Burnside ...

We found 28 communities that are also named Burnside.

Within New York, the name Burnside is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of 28 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 23 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Burnside lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Burnside is located in Apache County and lies 1,937 miles [3,117.3 km]<1> to the west of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Burnside.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Burnside is located in Hartford County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Burnside.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Burnside is located in Chatham County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Burnside.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Burnside is located in Cook County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the west of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Burnside.
      • Hancock County
      • This Burnside is located in Hancock County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the west of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Burnside.
      • Knox County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Burnside [Knox County].
    • Indiana
      • Clinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Burnside [Clinton County].
      • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Burnside [Shelby County].
    • Iowa
      • Webster County
      • This Burnside is located in Webster County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the west of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Burnside.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Burnside [Atchison County].
      • Brown County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Burnside [Brown County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pulaski County
      • This Burnside is located in Pulaski County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Burnside.
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This Burnside is located in Ascension Parish and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Burnside.
    • Manitoba
      • This Burnside lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
    • Michigan
      • Lapeer County
      • This Burnside is located in Lapeer County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lapeer County community of Burnside.
    • Mississippi
      • Neshoba County
      • This Burnside is located in Neshoba County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Burnside.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Burnside lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Burnside.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Burnside [Clatsop County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Burnside is located in Clearfield County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Burnside.
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Burnside [Delaware County].
      • Northumberland County
      • This Burnside is located in Northumberland County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the west southwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Burnside.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Burnside [Richland County].
    • South Dakota
      • Charles Mix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Burnside [Charles Mix County].
    • Virginia
      • Petersburg City
      • This Burnside is located in Petersburg City and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Burnside.
      • Stafford County
      • This Burnside is located in Stafford County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the southwest of the Burnside that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Burnside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnside ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bull Mine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bull Mine is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mine
  • Craigville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Craigville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
  • Crystal Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
  • Greycourt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Greycourt is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
  • Kaisertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kaisertown is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaisertown
  • Little Britain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Little Britain is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
  • Maybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Meadowbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Mountain Lodge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Lodge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
  • Rock Tavern
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rural Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rural Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
  • Salisbury Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stony Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stony Ford is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford

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

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

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Burnside to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,672 miles [9,128.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Burnside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Burnside 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.
<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 Burnside 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 Burnside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4568, Longitude: -74.2088       In this case, the coordinates for Burnside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.983 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.683 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.417 degrees.