RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Columbia County >> Buffalo Ranch >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Buffalo Ranch:
    • 33.472359, -82.141786
    • 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 Buffalo Ranch
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Buffalo Ranch is near Richmond County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Buffalo Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo Ranch ...

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.

  • Arrow Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
  • Glennwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
  • Grovetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
  • Holiday Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Kettle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kettle Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Creek
  • Lake Royal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
  • Maple Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Maysville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadowview is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Quail Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
  • Ridge Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ridge Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
    • Ropers Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
    • Sugarcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sweetbriar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tower Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tower Pines is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Pines

How Far From Buffalo Ranch to ...

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 Buffalo Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buffalo Ranch to Appling, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Buffalo Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Buffalo Ranch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buffalo Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4724, Longitude: -82.1418       In this case, the coordinates for Buffalo Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.943 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.129 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.493 degrees.