Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buckskin Joe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckskin Joe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buckskin Joe
- 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 Buckskin Joe:
- 39.292777, -106.087967
- 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 Buckskin Joe
- 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 Park County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Park County
- Since Buckskin Joe is near Summit County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Buckskin Joe ...
We found one communities that share the name Buckskin Joe.
There is one other community in Colorado which is also named Buckskin Joe.
Beyond Colorado.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Fremont County
- This Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southeast of the Buckskin Joe that is located in Park County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Buckskin Joe.
- Fremont County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckskin Joe ...
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.
- Birdseye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Climax ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Dyersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Dyersville is located in Summit County
- Fairplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fairplay is located in Park County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <3>
- Horseshoe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Leadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
- Leadville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <3>
- Park City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Peabodys ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Quartzville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartzville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzville
- Quartzville is located in Park County
- Resurrection Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resurrection Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Mill
- Resurrection Mill is located in Lake County
How Far From Buckskin Joe 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 Buckskin Joe 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<4> community of Buckskin Joe once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckskin Joe and extending to:
- Fairplay, which is the Seat of Park County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Buckskin Joe to Denver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Park County: www.parkco.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckskin Joe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckskin Joe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2928, Longitude: -106.0880 |
| <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> | 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 Buckskin Joe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Buckskin Joe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.311 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.912 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.617 degrees. |