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Communities Also Named Burr ...

We found ten communities that share the name Burr.

Within Ontario, the name Burr is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, one is located in Canada and the other nine communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Burr is located in Tulare County and lies 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Burr.
    • Kentucky
      • Rockcastle County
      • This Burr is located in Rockcastle County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Burr.
    • Minnesota
      • Yellow Medicine County
      • This Burr is located in Yellow Medicine County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellow Medicine County community of Burr.
    • Missouri
      • Ripley County
      • This Burr is located in Ripley County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Burr.
    • Nebraska
      • Otoe County
      • This Burr is located in Otoe County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otoe County community of Burr.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Burr lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Texas
      • Wharton County
      • This Burr is located in Wharton County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Burr.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Burr is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Burr.
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Burr is located in Pocahontas County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Burr.
    • Wisconsin
      • Vernon 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 Wisconsin community of Burr [Vernon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burr ...

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.

  • Big Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Centre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Gilbert Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Huffs Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffs Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corners
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Prince Edward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Edward
  • Rosehall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehall

How Far From Burr 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 Burr to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Burr to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,297 miles [6,915.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burr. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burr) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0422, Longitude: -77.3800    
<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 Burr 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 . 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Burr 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 307.668 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.999 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.741 degrees.




 

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