Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bucktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bucktown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bucktown
- 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 Bucktown:
- 38.390743, -122.024135
- 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 Bucktown
- 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 Solano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Since Bucktown is near Napa County and also Yolo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Napa County
- eBird sighting report for Yolo 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
Communities Also Named Bucktown ...
We found ten communities that share the name Bucktown.
Within California, the name Bucktown is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
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- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Hardin County
- This Bucktown is located in Hardin County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<2> to the east of the Bucktown that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Bucktown.
- Loudon County
- This Bucktown is located in Loudon County and lies 2,072 miles [3,334.6 km] to the east of the Bucktown that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Bucktown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bucktown ...
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.
- Atlas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Bunker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Cannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Green Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Solano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <5>
- Jacksnipe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Leisure Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redbud Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Spanish Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Flat
- Spanish Flat is located in Napa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Flat <5>
- Violet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Bucktown 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 Bucktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bucktown and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Solano County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bucktown to Fairfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,401 miles [3,864 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,134 miles [13,090.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bucktown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bucktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bucktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bucktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3907, Longitude: -122.0241 In this case, the coordinates for Bucktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Bucktown 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 339.935 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.862 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.922 degrees. |