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29.126370, -81.501737
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We found sixteen communities that share the name Bluffton.
Within Florida, the name Bluffton is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cherokee County
This Bluffton is located in Cherokee County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Bluffton.
Alberta
This Bluffton lies 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
Arkansas
Yell County
This Bluffton is located in Yell County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Bluffton.
Georgia
Clay County
This Bluffton is located in Clay County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Bluffton.
Indiana
Wells County
This Bluffton is located in Wells County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Bluffton.
Iowa
Winneshiek County
This Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winneshiek County community of Bluffton.
Kansas
Coffey 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 Kansas community of Bluffton [Coffey County].
Ottawa County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bluffton [Ottawa County].
Michigan
Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Bluffton [Muskegon County].
Minnesota
Otter Tail County
This Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Bluffton.
Missouri
Montgomery County
This Bluffton is located in Montgomery County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bluffton.
Ray County
Although located in Ray County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Bluffton.
Ohio
Allen County
This Bluffton is located in Allen County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the north of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Bluffton.
South Carolina
Beaufort County
This Bluffton is located in Beaufort County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Bluffton.
Tennessee
Cocke County
This Bluffton is located in Cocke County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the north of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Bluffton.
Texas
Llano County
This Bluffton is located in Llano County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the west of the Bluffton that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Bluffton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluffton ...
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.
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 Bluffton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bluffton and extending to:
De Land, which is the Seat of Volusia County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bluffton to De Land, with an average speed<5> 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.
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluffton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluffton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1264, Longitude: -81.5017 In this case, the coordinates for Bluffton 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Bluffton 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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<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 Bluffton 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 310.403 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.896 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.33 degrees.