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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Burpee ...
We found two communities that share the name Burpee.
Within Oregon, the name Burpee is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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) - Elk City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Fruitvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Little Elk ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Little Elk is located in Lincoln County
- Moody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Oysterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oysterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oysterville
- Oysterville is located in Lincoln County
- Pioneer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pioneer City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
- Sunnyridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyridge
- Sunnyridge is located in Lincoln County
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.
- 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burpee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burpee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burpee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6065, Longitude: -123.9059 In this case, the coordinates for Burpee 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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Burpee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.022 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.627 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.966 degrees. |