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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Buffington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buffington 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 Buffington:
    • 34.241306, -84.420451
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Buffington
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Buffington ...

We found six communities that share the name Buffington.

Within Georgia, the name Buffington is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Buffington is located in Lake County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Buffington that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Buffington.
    • Minnesota
      • Polk 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 Minnesota community of Buffington [Polk County].
    • Missouri
      • Stoddard County
      • This Buffington is located in Stoddard County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buffington that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Buffington.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Buffington is located in Fayette County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Buffington that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Buffington.
      • Indiana 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 Pennsylvania community of Buffington [Indiana County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wood 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 West Virginia community of Buffington [Wood County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffington ...

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.

  • Ball Ground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bluff Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Free Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hardman Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardman Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
    • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holly Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
    • Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
  • Keithsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keithsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
    • Keithsburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Cherokee County
  • Sunny Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
    • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
  • Tomahawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomahawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Tomahawk is located in Cherokee County
  • Union Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Wood Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
    • Wood Valley is located in Fulton County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buffington and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Buffington to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buffington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeega.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buffington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buffington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2413, Longitude: -84.4205    
<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 Buffington 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.
<3>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 Buffington 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 312.292 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.791 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.18 degrees.




 

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