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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 Buckingham Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckingham Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Buckingham Park:
    • 39.015451, -122.758045
    • 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 Buckingham Park
  • 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 Buckingham Park ...

We found two communities that share the name Buckingham Park.

Within California, the name Buckingham Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Buckingham Park is located in Burlington County and lies 2,519 miles [4,053.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckingham Park that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Buckingham Park.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Buckingham Park is located in Williamson County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham Park that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Buckingham Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckingham Park ...

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 Valley Rancheria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Valley Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley Rancheria
    • Big Valley Rancheria is located in Lake County
  • Clearlake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glenview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in Lake County
  • Lower Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pepperwood Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepperwood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood Grove
    • Pepperwood Grove is located in Lake County
  • Rose Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
    • Rose Place is located in Lake County
  • Soda Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Vista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Vista
    • Sunrise Vista is located in Lake County

How Far From Buckingham Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buckingham Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lakeport, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Buckingham Park to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,340 miles [11,812.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,106 miles [13,045.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckingham Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckingham Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0155, Longitude: -122.7580       In this case, the coordinates for Buckingham Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Buckingham Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.616 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.71 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.374 degrees.




 

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