Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bucks Lake:
  • 39.870721, -121.184405
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bucks Lake

• 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
  • Since Bucks Lake is near Butte County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bucks Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bucks Lake ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckeye is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• China Gulch ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • China Gulch is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Gulch
• Gold Lake ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Lake is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Lake
• Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Haven is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
• Meadow Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Valley is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Valley <1>
• Merlin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Merlin is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
• Rich Bar ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
• Rock Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rock Creek Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Creek Camp is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Camp
• Rock Crest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Crest is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Crest
• Rodgers Flat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rodgers Flat is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Flat
• Silver Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Creek is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
• Spanish Ranch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch

How Far From Bucks Lake to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bucks Lake and extending to:

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bucks Lake to Quincy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,332 miles [3,753 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,023 miles [12,911.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'