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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 Buckingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckingham and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 42.210545, -92.479358
- 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
- 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 Tama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tama County
- Since Buckingham is near Black Hawk County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Black Hawk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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
Communities Also Named Buckingham ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Buckingham.
Within Iowa, the name Buckingham is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Buckingham is located in Lauderdale County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Buckingham.
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This Buckingham is located in Larimer County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Buckingham.
- Weld County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Buckingham [Weld County].
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Buckingham is located in Hartford County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Buckingham.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Buckingham is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Buckingham.
- Lee County
- This Buckingham is located in Lee County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km] to the south southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Buckingham.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Buckingham is located in Newton County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Buckingham.
- Idaho
- Payette County
- This Buckingham is located in Payette County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payette County community of Buckingham.
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- This Buckingham is located in Kankakee County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Buckingham.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Buckingham is located in Floyd County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Buckingham.
- Montana
- Meagher County
- This Buckingham is located in Meagher County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of Buckingham.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Buckingham is located in Ocean County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Buckingham.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Buckingham is located in Perry County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Buckingham.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Buckingham is located in Bucks County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Buckingham.
- Quebec
- This Buckingham lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Buckingham is located in Dallas County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Buckingham.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Buckingham [Albemarle County].
- Arlington County
- This Buckingham is located in Arlington County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Buckingham.
- Buckingham County
- This Buckingham is located in Buckingham County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the east southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Buckingham.
- Chesterfield County
- This Buckingham is located in Chesterfield County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the east southeast of the Buckingham that is located in Tama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Buckingham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckingham ...
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.
- Blessing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Dike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fredsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Gilbertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Green Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Hicks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hicks is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Long Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Louise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Redman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redman is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Rogersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
How Far From Buckingham 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 Buckingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckingham and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Tama County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buckingham to Toledo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Buckingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Buckingham 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Buckingham 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 Buckingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2105, Longitude: -92.4794 In this case, the coordinates for Buckingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.716 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.126 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.927 degrees. |
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