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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 Burbank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burbank 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 Burbank:
    • 40.986610, -81.994647
    • 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 Burbank
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Burbank is near Medina County and also Ashland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland 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 Burbank

Communities Also Named Burbank ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Burbank.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Burbank.

Beyond Ohio, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Medina County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Burbank [Medina County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Washington County
      • This Burbank is located in Washington County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Burbank.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Burbank is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km]<2> to the west of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Burbank.
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Burbank is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km] to the west of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Burbank.
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Burbank is located in Marion County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<2> to the south of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Burbank.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Burbank is located in Cook County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Burbank.
    • Louisiana
      • Assumption Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Burbank [Assumption Parish].
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Burbank [Piscataquis County].
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Burbank [Kandiyohi County].
    • Missouri
      • Wayne County
      • This Burbank is located in Wayne County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Burbank.
    • Nebraska
      • Box Butte County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Box Butte County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Butte County community of Burbank.
    • Oklahoma
      • Osage County
      • This Burbank is located in Osage County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Burbank.
    • South Dakota
      • Clay County
      • This Burbank is located in Clay County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Burbank.
    • Tennessee
      • Carter County
      • This Burbank is located in Carter County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the south of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Burbank.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Burbank [Millard County].
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Burbank is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Burbank that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Burbank.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burbank ...

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.

  • Cedar Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Congress
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Congress is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Friendsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendsville is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Garden Isle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Garden Isle is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Isle
  • Golden Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
  • Hermanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermanville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
  • Homer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Homer is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Homerville is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
  • Mechanicsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsburg is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Pleasant Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home

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

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

  • Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burbank to Wooster, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Burbank 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burbank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Burbank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Burbank 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 Burbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9866, Longitude: -81.9946       In this case, the coordinates for Burbank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.808 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.073 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.145 degrees.