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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Buckeye:
    • 35.960071, -90.158984
    • 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 Buckeye
  • 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 Buckeye ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Buckeye.

There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Buckeye.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Arkansas ...
    • Madison County
      • This Buckeye is located in Madison County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Buckeye.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay 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 Alabama community of Buckeye [Clay County].
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Buckeye is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Buckeye.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Buckeye is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Buckeye.
      • Plumas County
      • This Buckeye is located in Plumas County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km] to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Buckeye.
      • Shasta County
      • This Buckeye is located in Shasta County and lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km] to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Buckeye.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Buckeye is located in Larimer County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Buckeye.
    • Illinois
      • Fulton County
      • This Buckeye is located in Fulton County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the north of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Buckeye.
      • Stephenson 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 Illinois community of Buckeye [Stephenson County].
    • Indiana
      • Huntington County
      • This Buckeye is located in Huntington County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Buckeye.
    • Iowa
      • Hardin County
      • This Buckeye is located in Hardin County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Buckeye.
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • This Buckeye is located in Dickinson County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Buckeye.
      • Trego County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Trego County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trego County community of Buckeye.
    • Kentucky
      • Garrard County
      • This Buckeye is located in Garrard County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of Buckeye.
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Buckeye is located in Rapides Parish and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Buckeye.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn 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 Minnesota community of Buckeye [Freeborn County].
    • Missouri
      • Mississippi County
      • This Buckeye is located in Mississippi County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Buckeye.
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This Buckeye is located in Custer County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Buckeye.
    • Nevada
      • Douglas 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 Nevada community of Buckeye [Douglas County].
    • New Mexico
      • Lea County
      • This Buckeye is located in Lea County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Buckeye.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • This Buckeye is located in Jackson County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Buckeye.
      • Muskingum County
      • This Buckeye is located in Muskingum County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the east northeast of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Buckeye.
      • Summit 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 Ohio community of Buckeye [Summit County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Buckeye is located in Westmoreland County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Buckeye.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Buckeye is located in Campbell County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Buckeye.
    • Texas
      • Matagorda County
      • This Buckeye is located in Matagorda County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Buckeye.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Buckeye is located in Hanover County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Buckeye.
      • Highland 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 Virginia community of Buckeye [Highland County].
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Buckeye is located in Spokane County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Buckeye.
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Buckeye is located in Pocahontas County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckeye that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Buckeye.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckeye ...

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.

  • Big Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Big Lake is located in Mississippi County
  • Brown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Brown is located in Mississippi County
  • Clearwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Mississippi County
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Half Moon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
    • Half Moon is located in Mississippi County
  • Happy Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corners
    • Happy Corners is located in Craighead County
  • Leachville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
    • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <5>
  • Leachville Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Junction
    • Leachville Junction is located in Dunklin County (MO)
  • Little Green Store
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Green Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Green Store
    • Little Green Store is located in Mississippi County
  • Manila
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
    • Manila is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <5>
  • Pettyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
    • Pettyville is located in Mississippi County
  • Poplar Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Corner
    • Poplar Corner is located in Mississippi County
  • Roseland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Mississippi County
  • Stark City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Stark City is located in Mississippi County

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

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Buckeye to Little Rock, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckeye. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckeye) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckeye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9601, Longitude: -90.1590       In this case, the coordinates for Buckeye 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Buckeye 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 Buckeye, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Buckeye to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.912 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.207 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.208 degrees.









 

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