Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buckingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckingham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buckingham
- 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:
- 40.621376, -103.977728
- 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
- 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Since Buckingham is near Morgan County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Buckingham ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Buckingham.
There is one other community in Colorado which is also named Buckingham.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Larimer County
- This Buckingham is located in Larimer County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Buckingham.
- Larimer County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Buckingham is located in Lauderdale County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Buckingham.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Buckingham is located in Hartford County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Buckingham.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Buckingham is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Buckingham.
- Lee County
- This Buckingham is located in Lee County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km] to the east southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Buckingham.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Buckingham is located in Newton County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Buckingham.
- Idaho
- Payette County
- This Buckingham is located in Payette County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payette County community of Buckingham.
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- This Buckingham is located in Kankakee County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Buckingham.
- Iowa
- Tama County
- This Buckingham is located in Tama County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tama County community of Buckingham.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Buckingham is located in Floyd County and lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Buckingham.
- Montana
- Meagher County
- This Buckingham is located in Meagher County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of Buckingham.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Buckingham is located in Ocean County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Buckingham.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Buckingham is located in Perry County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Buckingham.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Buckingham is located in Bucks County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Buckingham.
- Quebec
- This Buckingham lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Buckingham is located in Dallas County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Buckingham.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Buckingham [Albemarle County].
- Arlington County
- This Buckingham is located in Arlington County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Buckingham.
- Buckingham County
- This Buckingham is located in Buckingham County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km] to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Buckingham.
- Chesterfield County
- This Buckingham is located in Chesterfield County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km] to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Buckingham.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckingham ...
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.
- Bijou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Cornish
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Dearfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearfield
- Dearfield is located in Weld County
- Griffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Grover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>
- Lamb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Log Lane Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
- Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Masters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Orchard is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <4>
How Far From Buckingham 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 Buckingham 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<5> community of Buckingham once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckingham and extending to:
- Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buckingham to Greeley, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 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 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6214, Longitude: -103.9777 In this case, the coordinates for Buckingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Buckingham could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Buckingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Buckingham 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 325.854 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.345 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.314 degrees. |