Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buckhead Ridge:
  • 27.129749, -80.893947
  • 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 Buckhead Ridge

• 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 Glades County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glades County
  • Since Buckhead Ridge is near Okeechobee County and also Highlands County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Okeechobee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Highlands 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 Buckhead Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckhead Ridge ...

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.

• Barber Quarters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Barber Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Quarters
• Cypress Quarters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
• Eagle Island
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Island is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Island
• Liberty Point
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Point is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
• Marcy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Marcy is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
• Mildred
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mildred is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Monkey Box
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monkey Box is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
• Sand Cut ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Cut is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sand Cut
  • From Buckhead Ridge to Sand Cut
• Up the Grove Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Up the Grove Beach is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Up the Grove Beach
• Whispering Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Okeechobee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Buckhead Ridge 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 Buckhead Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Buckhead Ridge and extending to:

• Moore Haven, which is the Seat of Glades County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buckhead Ridge to Moore Haven, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'