Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buckner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buckner
- 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 Buckner:
- 32.300982, -91.938742
- 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 Buckner
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Richland Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
- Since Buckner is near Caldwell Parish and also Ouachita Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell Parish
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- 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 Buckner ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Buckner.
Within Louisiana, the name Buckner is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia 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 Arkansas community of Buckner [Columbia County].
- Lafayette County
- This Buckner is located in Lafayette County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Buckner that is located in Richland Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Buckner.
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Chatham 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 North Carolina community of Buckner [Chatham County].
- Madison County
- This Buckner is located in Madison County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Buckner that is located in Richland Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Buckner.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Buckner is located in Collin County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckner that is located in Richland Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Buckner.
- Parker County
- This Buckner is located in Parker County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the west of the Buckner that is located in Richland Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Buckner.
- Virginia
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckner ...
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.
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Charlieville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
- Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Four Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Four Forks is located in Richland Parish
- Hebert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Logtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - New Light
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Rhymes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Roberts Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
- Roberts Ferry is located in Caldwell Parish
How Far From Buckner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buckner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckner and extending to:
- Rayville, which is the Seat of Richland Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buckner to Rayville, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,540 miles [12,134.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,415 miles [8,714.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.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 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 Buckner 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 parish. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3010, Longitude: -91.9387 In this case, the coordinates for Buckner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Buckner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.733 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.67 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.619 degrees. |