Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buff:
  • 34.586752, -84.787994
  • 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 Buff

• 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 Gordon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
  • Since Buff is near Murray County and also Whitfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield 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 Buff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buff ...

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.

• Angelville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Angelville is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelville
• Audubon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Audubon is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
• Ball Ground
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
• Bloodtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloodtown is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodtown
• Cash
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cash is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
• Crane Eater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
• Fields Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Hunts Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunts Corner is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
• Lewis Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Corner is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
• Redbud
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Redbud is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
• Soapstick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people

How Far From Buff 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 Buff 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<1> community of Buff once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buff and extending to:

• Calhoun, which is the Seat of Gordon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buff to Calhoun, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'