Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Burnside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Burnside
- 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 Burnside:
- 46.175109, -123.678192
- 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 Burnside
- 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 Clatsop County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clatsop County
- Since Burnside is near Wahkiakum County and also Pacific County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum County
- eBird sighting report for Pacific 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 Burnside ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Burnside.
Within Oregon, the name Burnside is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 23 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Burnside lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burnside that is located in Clatsop County.
- Arizona
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Burnside is located in Cook County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the east of the Burnside that is located in Clatsop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Burnside.
- Hancock County
- This Burnside is located in Hancock County and lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km] to the east of the Burnside that is located in Clatsop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Burnside.
- Knox County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Burnside [Knox County].
- Indiana
- Clinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Burnside [Clinton County].
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Burnside [Shelby County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Burnside [Atchison County].
- Brown County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Burnside [Brown County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Burnside lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burnside that is located in Clatsop County.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Burnside lies 3,151 miles [5,071 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burnside that is located in Clatsop County.
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Burnside is located in Clearfield County and lies 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km]<1> to the east of the Burnside that is located in Clatsop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Burnside.
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Burnside [Delaware County].
- Northumberland County
- This Burnside is located in Northumberland County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km] to the east of the Burnside that is located in Clatsop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Burnside.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Petersburg City
- This Burnside is located in Petersburg City and lies 2,426 miles [3,904.3 km]<1> to the east of the Burnside that is located in Clatsop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Burnside.
- Stafford County
- This Burnside is located in Stafford County and lies 2,390 miles [3,846.3 km] to the east of the Burnside that is located in Clatsop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Burnside.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnside ...
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.
- Deep River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Fern Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Grays River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays River
- Grays River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grays River <5>
- Miles Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
- Miles Crossing is located in Clatsop County
- Navy Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Heights
- Navy Heights is located in Clatsop County
- Sleepy Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Tongue Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point
- Tongue Point is located in Clatsop County
- Tongue Point Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Burnside 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 Burnside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Burnside once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Burnside and extending to:
- Astoria, which is the Seat of Clatsop County, lies just to the West.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Burnside to Salem, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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- Burnside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1751, Longitude: -123.6782 In this case, the coordinates for Burnside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Burnside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Burnside 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Burnside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.921 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.579 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.738 degrees. |