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:
- 40.766474, -76.557459
- 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Burnside is near Schuylkill County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Burnside.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 23 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Clearfield County
- Delaware County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Burnside lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Burnside that is located in Northumberland County.
- Arizona
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Burnside is located in Cook County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the west of the Burnside that is located in Northumberland 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 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the west of the Burnside that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Burnside.
- Knox County
- This community is historic<3> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Burnside that is located in Northumberland County.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Burnside lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Burnside that is located in Northumberland County.
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Petersburg City
- This Burnside is located in Petersburg City and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Burnside that is located in Northumberland 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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south southwest of the Burnside that is located in Northumberland 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.
- Bear Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Big Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
- Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Coal Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Greenback
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Line Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Point Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Burnside to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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, the straight-line distance beginning in Burnside and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burnside to Sunbury, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burnside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 drawn 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: 40.7665, Longitude: -76.5575 In this case, the coordinates for Burnside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.466 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.249 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.76 degrees. |