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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 Buckeystown Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckeystown Station and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Buckeystown Station:
    • 39.331769, -77.448319
    • 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 Buckeystown Station
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Buckeystown Station is near Montgomery County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Buckeystown Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckeystown Station ...

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.

  • Burnt Hickory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnt Hickory is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hickory
  • Country Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Country Side is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
  • Evergreen Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Flint Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Frederick Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
  • Greenfield Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
  • Hope Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hope Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill
  • Hope Valley Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hope Valley Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley Hills
  • Kings Kingdom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Kingdom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Kingdom
  • Kingsbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
  • Lime Kiln
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
  • Manor Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Manor Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Michaels Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
    • Mountain Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
    • Park Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Park Mills is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Poplar Thicket
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Poplar Thicket is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Thicket
    • Reels Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
    • Robin Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
    • Stone Barn Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stone Barn Station is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Barn Station
    • Wye Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wye Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Creek

How Far From Buckeystown Station 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 Buckeystown Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Buckeystown Station and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Buckeystown Station to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buckeystown Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Buckeystown Station 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 Buckeystown Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3318, Longitude: -77.4483       In this case, the coordinates for Buckeystown Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.106 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.751 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.721 degrees.