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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 Buffalo Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buffalo Heights 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 Buffalo Heights:
- 41.472532, -90.714586
- 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 Heights
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Buffalo Heights is near Rock Island County and also Muscatine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscatine 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Buffalo Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Buffalo Heights.
Within Iowa, the name Buffalo Heights is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Buffalo Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Buffalo Heights that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Buffalo Heights.
- Ontario
- This Buffalo Heights lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buffalo Heights that is located in Scott County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo Heights ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Blue Grass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Ginger Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Little Groves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Groves is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Groves
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Pleasant Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Rock Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Buffalo Heights 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 Buffalo Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buffalo Heights and extending to:
- Davenport, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Buffalo Heights to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4725, Longitude: -90.7146 In this case, the coordinates for Buffalo Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.497 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.63 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.212 degrees. |
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