Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Burlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Burlington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Burlington
- 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 West Burlington:
- 42.707573, -75.187663
- 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 West Burlington
- 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Since West Burlington is near Chenango County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Burlington ...
We found four communities that share the name West Burlington.
Within New York, the name West Burlington is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Kit Carson County
- This West Burlington is located in Kit Carson County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the west of the West Burlington that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kit Carson County community of West Burlington.
- Iowa
- Des Moines County
- This West Burlington is located in Des Moines County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the west of the West Burlington that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of West Burlington.
- North Carolina
- Alamance 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 West Burlington [Alamance County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This West Burlington is located in Bradford County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Burlington that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of West Burlington.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- Button City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Cardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Field Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Five Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jones Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Jones Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Leonardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
- Leonardsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardsville <4>
- Lloydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
- Patent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Pecktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Robinson Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
- Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
- Scotch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stetsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Stetsonville is located in Otsego County
- Summit Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
- Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Sweets
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
- Stetsonville
How Far From West Burlington 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 West Burlington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Burlington and extending to:
- Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Burlington to Cooperstown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Burlington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- West Burlington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Burlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7076, Longitude: -75.1877 In this case, the coordinates for West Burlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 West 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> | 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. |
| <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 West 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 306.439 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.40 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.293 degrees. |