Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Buckeye Flat

• 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 Flat:
  • 38.669348, -120.912995
  • 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 Flat

• 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 El Dorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
  • Since Buckeye Flat is near Amador County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Amador County
  • eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckeye Flat ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County
• Deer Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in El Dorado County
• Diamond Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Springs <2>
• El Dorado
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <2>
• Frenchtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Frenchtown is located in El Dorado County
• Jayhawk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
  • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
• Kingsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Kingsville is located in El Dorado County
• Perks Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks Corner
  • Perks Corner is located in El Dorado County
• Shingle Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Springs
  • Shingle Springs is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingle Springs <2>
• Skinners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
  • Skinners is located in El Dorado County
• Sprekelsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprekelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprekelsville
  • Sprekelsville is located in El Dorado County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Buckeye Flat once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Buckeye Flat and extending to:

• Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Buckeye Flat to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,338 miles [3,762.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,096 miles [13,029.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/