Welcome to Buncel Place ...
So far, we found very little information about Buncel Place. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buncel Place to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buncel Place, please Contact Us.
Buncel Place would have been located within present day Owyhee County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Buncel Place: Buncel Pl. (or less commonly used: Buncel Plc.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Buncel Place is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Buncel Place is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Buncel Place was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Buncel Place, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Buncel Place would have been located in the (208) & (986)<4> area codes.
Communities near Buncel Place ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Buncel Place.
- Wickahoney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickahoney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickahoney
- Wickahoney is located in Owyhee County
- Bruneau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruneau
- Bruneau is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruneau <6>
- Riddle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Dickshooter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickshooter
- Dickshooter is located in Owyhee County
- Grand View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Owyhee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand View <6>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Buncel Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Owyhee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buncel Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |