Burns Wyoming Map
Burns, Wyoming — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Burns, Laramie County.
Interactive Map of Burns, Wyoming
| City | Burns |
| State | Wyoming (WY) |
| County | Laramie |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 41.192759 |
| Longitude | -104.359124 |
| Population | 397 |
| Density | 46.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Burns, Wyoming
Burns is a locality in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 397. The population density is 46.2 people per km². Burns is located at 41.1928°N, 104.3591°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82053.
Burns sits on the high plains, a place where the land stretches out, immense and quiet. It lies 24.3 miles east of Cheyenne, WY (from Cheyenne, WY: bearing 81°T), and is situated 15.1 miles west of Pine Bluffs. The sky here is a vast dome, often a pale, washed-out blue, and the wind, when it blows, carries the dry scent of sagebrush and distant grasses. The terrain is gently rolling, a landscape of subtle rises and dips that hint at ancient watercourses, now mostly dry arroyos etched into the earth. Low-lying scrub oak and hardy grasses cling to the soil, their muted greens and browns a testament to the resilience required to thrive in this open country. The light at dawn and dusk paints the horizon with bruised purples and fiery oranges, a fleeting beauty that seems to belong to the land itself. Burns’s history is tied to the ranching and railroad days, a time when this prairie crossroads held a vital function. The local economy still leans heavily on agriculture, with cattle ranches dotting the surrounding landscape, their barbed wire fences stretching for miles under the immense Wyoming sky. The railroad, though less dominant than it once was, still passes through, a reminder of the town’s past importance as a waypoint. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Burns, but there is a quiet dignity to the place, a sense of lives lived in harmony with the demanding, beautiful plains. The rhythm of everyday life here is unhurried, dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady pulse against the immensity of the open country.
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About This Burns Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Burns, Wyoming with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Burns and Laramie County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Burns is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Burns is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
