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38.707711, -91.624528
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We found sixteen communities that share the name Bluffton.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Bluffton.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Ray County
Although located in Ray County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Bluffton.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cherokee County
This Bluffton is located in Cherokee County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Bluffton.
Alberta
This Bluffton lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
Arkansas
Yell County
This Bluffton is located in Yell County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Bluffton.
Florida
Volusia County
This Bluffton is located in Volusia County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Bluffton.
Georgia
Clay County
This Bluffton is located in Clay County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Bluffton.
Indiana
Wells County
This Bluffton is located in Wells County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Bluffton.
Iowa
Winneshiek County
This Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the north of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winneshiek County community of Bluffton.
Kansas
Coffey 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 Bluffton [Coffey County].
Ottawa 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 Kansas community of Bluffton [Ottawa County].
Michigan
Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Bluffton [Muskegon County].
Minnesota
Otter Tail County
This Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Bluffton.
Ohio
Allen County
This Bluffton is located in Allen County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Bluffton.
South Carolina
Beaufort County
This Bluffton is located in Beaufort County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Bluffton.
Tennessee
Cocke County
This Bluffton is located in Cocke County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Bluffton.
Texas
Llano County
This Bluffton is located in Llano County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bluffton that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Bluffton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluffton ...
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 Spring (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 Bluffton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bluffton and extending to:
Montgomery City, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bluffton to Montgomery City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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- Bluffton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluffton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7077, Longitude: -91.6245
<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 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 Bluffton 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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Bluffton 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 317.018 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.854 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.307 degrees.