Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West:
  • 29.658578, -82.435108
  • 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 Buckingham West

• 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
  • Since Buckingham West is near Levy County and also Gilchrist County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Levy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilchrist 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 Buckingham West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckingham West ...

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.

• Clinch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinch is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
• J S Sanchez and Others Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • J S Sanchez and Others Grant is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J S Sanchez and Others Grant
• John H McIntosh Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • John H McIntosh Grant is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
• Jonesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
• Paradise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Pinesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinesville is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
• Riceland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riceland is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
• Robinswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinswood is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
• Rocky Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Suburban Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Suburban Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights

How Far From Buckingham West 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 West to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buckingham West and extending to:

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the East.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Buckingham West to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'