Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Burke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burke and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Burke
- 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 Burke:
- 43.183055, -99.292879
- 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 Burke
- 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 Gregory County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gregory County
- Since Burke is near Keya Paha County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Keya Paha County
- eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Burke ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Burke.
Within South Dakota, the name Burke is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- New York
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Burke [Botetourt County].
- Fairfax County
- This Burke is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<2> to the east of the Burke that is located in Gregory County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Burke.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burke ...
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.
- Bonesteel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonesteel
- Bonesteel is located in Gregory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonesteel <3>
- Carlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Dyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Gregory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <3>
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mariaville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Mariaville is located in Rock County (NE)
How Far From Burke to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Burke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burke and extending to:
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Burke to Pierre, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burke. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Burke 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1831, Longitude: -99.2929 In this case, the coordinates for Burke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Burke 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 322.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.835 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.345 degrees. |