Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Burlingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burlingham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Burlingham
- 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 Burlingham:
- 39.166743, -82.021252
- 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 Burlingham
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Burlingham is near Athens County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Athens County
- eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Burlingham ...
We found one communities that share the name Burlingham.
Within Ohio, the name Burlingham is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Burlingham in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Burlingham is located in Sullivan County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burlingham that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Burlingham.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burlingham ...
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.
- Anthony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Darwin
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Flora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hemlock Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
- Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
- Kingsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Pratts Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
- Shade is located in Athens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade <3>
- Snowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Burlingham 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 Burlingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burlingham and extending to:
- Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Burlingham to Pomeroy, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east (E). 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 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burlingham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burlingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burlingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1667, Longitude: -82.0213 In this case, the coordinates for Burlingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Burlingham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.882 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.885 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.769 degrees. |