Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buford
- 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 Buford:
- 34.120917, -84.004753
- 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 Buford
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Buford is near Hall County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hall County
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Buford ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Buford.
Within Georgia, the name Buford is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Buford lies 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Buford that is located in Gwinnett County.
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Texas
- El Paso County
- This Buford is located in El Paso County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<2> to the west of the Buford that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Buford.
- Mitchell County
- This Buford is located in Mitchell County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the west of the Buford that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Buford.
- Virginia
- Nelson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Buford [Nelson County].
- Pittsylvania County
- This Buford is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the northeast of the Buford that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Buford.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buford ...
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.
- Beard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Carrols Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrols Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
- Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Frontier Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
- Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Gay Lan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Gravel Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
- Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
- Green Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Green Crossing is located in Hall County
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Level Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Creek
- Level Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Misty Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Cove
- Misty Cove is located in Hall County
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- Pebble Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
- Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
- Rest Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Roberts Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
- Roberts Crossroads is located in Hall County
- Sugar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <5>
- Sugar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pebble Brook
How Far From Buford 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 city such as Buford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buford and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Buford to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<6> 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Buford 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. |
| <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- Buford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1209, Longitude: -84.0048 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Buford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.043 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.487 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.045 degrees. |