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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 Buckhorn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckhorn 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 Buckhorn:
    • 42.001989, -86.403630
    • 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 Buckhorn
  • 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 Buckhorn ...

We found 39 communities that share the name Buckhorn.

There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Buckhorn.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 37 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Cheboygan 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 Michigan community of Buckhorn [Cheboygan County].
    • Oakland 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 Michigan community of Buckhorn [Oakland County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Madison County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the south of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Buckhorn.
      • Pike County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Pike County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the south of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Buckhorn.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Buckhorn.
    • Arkansas
      • Lee County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Lee County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Buckhorn.
    • British Columbia
      • This Buckhorn lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<2> to the northwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
    • California
      • Ventura County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Ventura County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<2> to the west of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Buckhorn.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer 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 Colorado community of Buckhorn [Larimer County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Buckhorn.
      • Taylor County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Taylor County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the south of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Buckhorn.
      • Wakulla County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Wakulla County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the south of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Buckhorn.
    • Georgia
      • Laurens 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 Georgia community of Buckhorn [Laurens County].
    • Illinois
      • Brown County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Brown County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Buckhorn.
    • Iowa
      • Jackson County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Jackson County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<2> to the west of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Buckhorn.
    • Kentucky
      • Clay 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 Kentucky community of Buckhorn [Clay County].
      • Knott County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Knott County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Buckhorn.
      • Perry County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Perry County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the south southeast of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Buckhorn.
    • Louisiana
      • Webster Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Buckhorn [Webster Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Pontotoc County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Pontotoc County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Buckhorn.
    • Missouri
      • Madison County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Madison County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Buckhorn.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Pulaski County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the southwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Buckhorn.
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Buckhorn [Eureka County].
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Grant County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Buckhorn.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland 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 Buckhorn [Cumberland County].
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Buckhorn [Orange County].
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Lawrence County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Buckhorn.
      • Meigs County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Buckhorn [Meigs County].
    • Ontario
      • This Buckhorn lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Cambria County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Buckhorn.
      • Columbia County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Columbia County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Buckhorn.
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Austin County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Buckhorn.
      • Newton County
      • This Buckhorn is located in Newton County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the south southwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Buckhorn.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • 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 Virginia community of Buckhorn [Suffolk City].
    • Washington
      • San Juan County
      • This Buckhorn is located in San Juan County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckhorn that is located in Berrien County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Buckhorn.
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Buckhorn [Preston County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of Buckhorn [Milwaukee County].
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie 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 Wyoming community of Buckhorn [Laramie County].
      • Weston County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Buckhorn [Weston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckhorn ...

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.

  • Derby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in Berrien County
  • Fair Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
    • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
  • Hartman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Hartman is located in Berrien County
  • Kings Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
    • Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
  • Naomi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naomi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
    • Naomi is located in Berrien County
  • Oxbow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Berrien County
  • Pearl Grange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
    • Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
  • Shanghai Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
    • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Snow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Snow is located in Berrien County
  • Stevensville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Vineland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Vineland is located in Berrien County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckhorn and extending to:

  • Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Buckhorn to Lansing, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckhorn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 Buckhorn 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buckhorn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckhorn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0020, Longitude: -86.4036       In this case, the coordinates for Buckhorn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Buckhorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Buckhorn 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 313.622 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.422 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.924 degrees.









 

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