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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 West Burlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Burlington 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 West Burlington:
- 42.707400, -75.187642
- 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 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for West Burlington
Communities Also Named West Burlington ...
We found four communities that are also named West Burlington.
Within New York, the name West Burlington is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located 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.
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)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Cardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cardtown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
- Field Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Five Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Jones Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Patent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pecktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pecktown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecktown
- Robinson Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
- Scotch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stetsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stetsonville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Summit Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
- Sweets
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sweets is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From West Burlington to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>'
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- West Burlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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> | 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 West Burlington 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 West Burlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7074, Longitude: -75.1876 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.40 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.293 degrees. |
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