Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buda and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buda
- 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 Buda:
- 41.329104, -89.679106
- 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 Buda
- 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 Bureau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- Since Buda is near Stark County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stark County
- eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Buda ...
We found ten communities that share the name Buda.
Within Illinois, the name Buda is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Buda is located in Alachua County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Buda that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Buda.
- Orange 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 Florida community of Buda [Orange County].
- Seminole County
- This Buda is located in Seminole County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km] to the south southeast of the Buda that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Buda.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Cloud 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 Kansas community of Buda [Cloud County].
- Ness County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Ness County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Buda.
- Nebraska
- Ontario
- This Buda lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north of the Buda that is located in Bureau County.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buda ...
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.
- Bureau Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <4>
- Coal Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
- Coal Hollow is located in Bureau County
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
- Greenoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Limerick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Lone Tree Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Corners
- Lone Tree Corners is located in Bureau County
- Love
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Mineral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
- Morse ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Normandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Bureau County
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <4>
How Far From Buda 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 village such as Buda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buda and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Bureau County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buda to Princeton, 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 from Point A (ie- Buda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3291, Longitude: -89.6791 In this case, the coordinates for Buda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Buda 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> | 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 Buda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Buda 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 315.798 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.81 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.733 degrees. |