Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buffalo Hill:
  • 38.908511, -120.847436
  • 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 Buffalo Hill

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
  • Since Buffalo Hill is near Placer County and also Nevada County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada 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 Buffalo Hill

Communities Also Named Buffalo Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Buffalo Hill.

Within California, the name Buffalo Hill is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Buffalo Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Amherst County
    • This Buffalo Hill is located in Amherst County and lies 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<1> to the east of the Buffalo Hill that is located in El Dorado County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Buffalo Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo Hill ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Buckeye is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Four Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Acres is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Acres
• Garden Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Garden Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Valley <2>
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
• Meadow Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Brook is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Spanish Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spanish Flat is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Flat
• Todd Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Todd Valley is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Valley
• Volcanoville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Volcanoville is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcanoville

How Far From Buffalo Hill 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 Buffalo Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buffalo Hill to Placerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,330 miles [3,749.8 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 7,312 miles [11,767.5 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 8,079 miles [13,001.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'