Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Burpee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burpee and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burpee

• 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 Burpee:
  • 44.606507, -123.905947
  • 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 Burpee

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Burpee is near Benton County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Burpee

Communities Also Named Burpee ...

We found two communities that are also named Burpee.

Within Oregon, the name Burpee is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Burpee lies 2,698 miles [4,342 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burpee that is located in Lincoln County.
  • Ontario
    • This Burpee lies 1,990 miles [3,202.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burpee that is located in Lincoln County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burpee ...

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.

• Chitwood ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chitwood is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood
• Elk City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elk City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
• Fruitvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fruitvale is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
• Little Elk ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Elk is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
• Moody
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moody is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Oysterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oysterville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oysterville
• Pioneer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Pioneer City ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
• Sunnyridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunnyridge is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyridge

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

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

• Newport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Burpee to Salem, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,412 miles [3,881.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,755 miles [12,480.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'